Lorazepam challenge test: A unique clinical response in catatonia

Catatonia is a psychomotor behavioral syndrome characterized as a complex syndrome of bizarre motor behavior, impaired volition, and vegetative abnormalities. Catatonia is a medical emergency and if not recognized on time may have potentially fatal outcomes. We present a case series of three patient...

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Autores principales: Seetharaman, Aparna, Chauhan, Vinay Singh, Adhvaryu, Arka, Prakash, Jyoti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8611546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34908697
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.328871
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Sumario:Catatonia is a psychomotor behavioral syndrome characterized as a complex syndrome of bizarre motor behavior, impaired volition, and vegetative abnormalities. Catatonia is a medical emergency and if not recognized on time may have potentially fatal outcomes. We present a case series of three patients with catatonia, in whom Injection lorazepam 4 mg administered intravenously (Lorazepam Challenge) produced quick, optimum outcome.

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