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Dystonia vs Akathisia - What's the difference?

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In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between dystonia and akathisia

is that dystonia is (medicine) a disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body while akathisia is (medicine) a sensation of restlessness characterized by an inability to sit still/down or remain motionless/seated, arising from a subjective need or desire to move, often coinciding with the sensation of twitching of muscles, often as a side effect of psychiatric medications.

As nouns the difference between dystonia and akathisia

is that dystonia is (medicine) a disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body while akathisia is (medicine) a sensation of restlessness characterized by an inability to sit still/down or remain motionless/seated, arising from a subjective need or desire to move, often coinciding with the sensation of twitching of muscles, often as a side effect of psychiatric medications.

dystonia

English

Noun

(wikipedia dystonia)
  • (medicine) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body

    • akathisia

    English

    Alternative forms

    * acathisia

    Noun

    (wikipedia akathisia)
  • (medicine) A sensation of restlessness characterized by an inability to sit still/down or remain motionless/seated, arising from a subjective need or desire to move, often coinciding with the sensation of twitching of muscles, often as a side effect of psychiatric medications.
  • *{{quote-book, year= 1903
    • , year_published= , author= , by= , title= , url= http://books.google.com/books?id=mLJJAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA544 , original= , chapter= , section = 1 , isbn= , edition= , publisher= , location= , editor= , volume= 40 , page= 544 , passage= Haskowic first described this condition last November and applied the term "Akathisia" to it. The subject can seat himself and remain seated a few minutes, but then the contortions begin, and unless he gets up he suffers actual torture. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year= 1973
    • , year_published= , author= Arthur Osol, Robertson Pratt , by= , title=The United States Dispensatory , url= http://books.google.com/books?id=YhdtAAAAMAAJ , original= , chapter= , section = , isbn= , edition= , publisher= J.B. Lippincott Company , location= , editor= , volume= 27 , page= 305 , passage= Central Nervous System Effects: Neuromuscular (extrapyramidal) reactions: These are usually dosage- related and may be of three forms: (1) pseudoparkin- sonism, (2) akathisia (motor restlessness), and (3) dystonias. }}