Lorazepam-Resistant Catatonia in an Antipsychotic-Naïve 24-Year-Old with Psychotic Symptoms
Joint Authors
Lucchelli, Juan Pablo
Kourakou, Stamatia
de Lucia Bové, Laia Pérez
Rodriguez, Daniel Diaz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Catatonia is a complex identifiable clinical syndrome characterized primarily by psychomotor symptoms.
In recent decades, some authors have considered that catatonia can be presented as a catatonic syndrome in several pathologies such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders and not only in schizophrenia.
Prior to DSM 5, there were two conceptions of catatonia: one in which clinical characterization seemed to play a determining role (a categorical view) and another in which a dimensional perspective advocated the existence of catatonia as a clinical entity in its own right, detached from the underlying pathology.
Although there are no definitive consensus guidelines for the treatment of catatonia, some studies show that in the schizophrenic form of catatonia, benzodiazepines are partially effective, as well as treatment with ECT.
We present the case of a 24-year-old man with severe catatonia and psychotic symptoms, resistant to lorazepam treatment, who achieved complete remission with clozapine treatment according to our diagnostic hypothesis of schizophrenia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lucchelli, Juan Pablo& Kourakou, Stamatia& de Lucia Bové, Laia Pérez& Rodriguez, Daniel Diaz. 2020. Lorazepam-Resistant Catatonia in an Antipsychotic-Naïve 24-Year-Old with Psychotic Symptoms. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150888
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lucchelli, Juan Pablo…[et al.]. Lorazepam-Resistant Catatonia in an Antipsychotic-Naïve 24-Year-Old with Psychotic Symptoms. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150888
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lucchelli, Juan Pablo& Kourakou, Stamatia& de Lucia Bové, Laia Pérez& Rodriguez, Daniel Diaz. Lorazepam-Resistant Catatonia in an Antipsychotic-Naïve 24-Year-Old with Psychotic Symptoms. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150888
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150888