Catatonia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Cotard Syndrome in a 22-Year-Old Woman : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Torres, R.
Santander, J.
Weiss, C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The following case study describes a 22-year-old woman with depression and symptoms of psychosis who developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome after using Risperidone, thus requiring life support equipment and Bromocriptine, later recovering after seven days.
From a psychiatric and neurological point of view, however, the persistence of catatonic syndrome and Cotard syndrome delusions was observed, based on assertions such as “I do not have a heart,” “my heart is not beating,” “I can not breathe,” “I am breaking apart,” “I have no head” (ideas of negation) and statements about the patient being responsible for the “death of the whole world” (ideas of enormity).
Brain NMR revealed leukoencephalopathy, interpreted as scar lesions caused by perinatal neurological damage, after discarding other pathologies.
The patient responded well to electroconvulsive therapy after 11 sessions.
Organic vulnerability to these syndromes, as well as their coexistence and clinical differentiation is discussed in the light of the data observed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Weiss, C.& Santander, J.& Torres, R.. 2013. Catatonia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Cotard Syndrome in a 22-Year-Old Woman : A Case Report. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Weiss, C.…[et al.]. Catatonia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Cotard Syndrome in a 22-Year-Old Woman : A Case Report. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Weiss, C.& Santander, J.& Torres, R.. Catatonia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Cotard Syndrome in a 22-Year-Old Woman : A Case Report. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472729
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472729