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Akathisia

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Akathisia is a condition that is characterised by motor restlessness which may range from anxiety to an inability to lie or sit quietly, or to sleep.

Possible causes include a toxic reaction to phenothiazine.

The term may also be used to refer to an irrational fear of sitting.


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