Psychiatry research, 2004-08, Vol.128 (1), p.63-70
2004
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- Titel
- Lower limb motor restlessness in Asperger's disorder, measured using actometry
- Ist Teil von
- Psychiatry research, 2004-08, Vol.128 (1), p.63-70
- Ort / Verlag
- Shannon: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2004
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- The movement disturbances and brain imaging findings in Asperger's disorder (AD) suggest a dopaminergic deficit in movement regulation. Movement disorders of different etiologies have been quantified and specified with actometry. We compared 10 AD patients with 10 healthy controls, measuring their rest-activities by actometry. The lower limb motor activity was significantly higher in the AD group. They also displayed a rhythmic, periodic movement pattern similar to akathisia. These findings suggest a hypothesis of idiopathic akathisia and a special sensitivity to adverse effects of neuroleptic drugs.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0165-1781eISSN: 1872-7123DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2002.06.001Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66924761
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- Schlagworte
- Actigraphy, Adolescent, Adult, Adult and adolescent clinical studies, Aged, Akathisia, Asperger Syndrome - diagnosis, Asperger Syndrome - epidemiology, Autism, Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale, Biological and medical sciences, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Dopamine, Electrophysiology - instrumentation, Female, Humans, Lower Extremity - physiopathology, Male, Medical sciences, Middle Aged, Miscellaneous, Motor activity, Movement disorders, Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry, Psychopathology. Psychiatry, Restless Legs Syndrome - diagnosis, Restless Legs Syndrome - epidemiology, Restless Legs Syndrome - physiopathology, Severity of Illness Index