Am J Psychiatry 1994; 151:763-765
Copyright © 1994 by American Psychiatric Association
Antiemetic-induced akathisia in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
SB Fleishman, MR Lavin, M Sattler and H Szarka
Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11042.
A structured, prospective telephone interview was used to assess the
prevalence of akathisia in 24 cancer patients receiving metoclopramide or
prochlorperazine during or after chemotherapy. Half of the patients
reported subjective motor restlessness, and 75% stated that they would not
have informed staff. This report suggests that akathisia is frequently
unrecognized in chemotherapy patients receiving metoclopramide and
prochlorperazine.
