Catatonia in Children Following Systemic Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The term catatonia was first introduced in 1874 and several etiologies, both organic and psychiatric have been attributed to the clinical phenotype of catatonia. The interesting feature is their response to lorazepam irrespective of their etiology.

Patients and methods

Four patients admitted with verbal and motor unresponsiveness following febrile illness were evaluated for infective and metabolic causes. Those who qualified for catatonia as per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition criteria and Bush-Francis Catatonia Screening Instrument screening tool and rating scale were evaluated in detail and reported.

Observations

Catatonia occurs in clusters, females are more affected than males. Electroencephalogram can be abnormal bas

SUBMITTER: Chandra SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4676207 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature