[Akathisia in the course of olanzapine treatment]

Abstract

Olanzapine is a safely and comprehensively applicable atypical antipsychotic drug, for the treatment of schizophrenia, and of the mild to sever maniac episode. In our case study we describe the appearance of akathisia next to olanzapine therapy in the case of a 65 years old woman, and an overview of the literature have reference to adverse events of olanzapine.