Horiguchi J
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1991 Sep;84(3):301-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1991.tb03148.x.
The concentration of iron was determined in the serum of 35 patients; 10 with akathisia, 8 with dystonia and 17 without akathisia or dystonia. The patients exhibiting akathisia or dystonia had significantly lower serum concentration of iron than the patients without akathisia or dystonia. Neuroleptic-induced akathisia or dystonia may be facilitated by the low serum iron.