A 13-year-old boy who has been on antipsychotic medications for a month has begun experiencing extrapyramidal effects, reporting muscle paralysis in his lower extremities. This is referred to as:
1. Akinesia.
2. Akathesia.
3. Dystonia.
4. Tardive Dyskinesia.
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1. Akinesia is defined as muscular paralysis and is one of the extrapyramidal effects of antipsychotic medications. Akathesia is motor restlessness. Dystonia is muscle tone impairment. Tardive Dyskinesia is involuntary muscle movements.
2. Akathesia is motor restlessness, not muscular paralysis.
3. Dystonia is muscle tone impairment, not muscular paralysis.
4. Tardive Dyskinesia is involuntary muscle movements, not muscular paralysis.
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