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Malignant Catatonia Warrants Early Psychiatric-Critical Care Collaborative Management: Two Cases and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Park, Julia
Tan, Josh
Krzeminski, Sylvia
Hazeghazam, Maryam
Bandlamuri, Meghana
Carlson, Richard W.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malignant catatonia (MC) is a life-threatening manifestation which can occur in the setting of an underlying neuropsychiatric syndrome or general medical illness and shares clinical and pathophysiological features and medical comorbidities with the Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS).
The subsequent diagnosis and definitive therapy of MC are typically delayed, which increases morbidity and mortality.
We present two cases of MC and review recent literature of MC and NMS, illustrating factors which delay diagnosis and management.
When clinical features suggest MC or NMS, we propose early critical care consultation and stabilization with collaborative psychiatric management.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Park, Julia& Tan, Josh& Krzeminski, Sylvia& Hazeghazam, Maryam& Bandlamuri, Meghana& Carlson, Richard W.. 2017. Malignant Catatonia Warrants Early Psychiatric-Critical Care Collaborative Management: Two Cases and Literature Review. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144330
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Park, Julia…[et al.]. Malignant Catatonia Warrants Early Psychiatric-Critical Care Collaborative Management: Two Cases and Literature Review. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Park, Julia& Tan, Josh& Krzeminski, Sylvia& Hazeghazam, Maryam& Bandlamuri, Meghana& Carlson, Richard W.. Malignant Catatonia Warrants Early Psychiatric-Critical Care Collaborative Management: Two Cases and Literature Review. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144330
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144330