EPS includes acute dystonia, parkinsonism, akathisia, and tardive dyskinesia. Akathisia can be very uncomfortable for patients and can even lead to agitation or violence. In this video I discuss EPS specifically akathisia and provide a video clip to demonstrate what it looks like clinically.

Link to CATIE trial article
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056...

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