Synonym for akathisia ... 1. <neurology> A condition of motor restlessness in which there is a feeling of muscular quivering, an urge to move about constantly and an inability to sit still, a common extrapyramidal side effect of neuroleptic drugs. ... 2. An inability to sit down because of intense anxiety at the thought of doing so. ... Origi...
Type: Term Pronunciation: ak-ă-thiz′ē-ă Synonyms: akathisia
Acathisia: See: Akathisia.
acathisia The inability to sit down because of the intense anxiety provoked by the thought of doing so. It may also apply to the inability to sit still and to other irritative, hyperkinetic symptoms that are sometimes seen as a complication of neuroleptic therapy.