In this case report, we highlight a patient with catatonia secondary to schizoaffective disorder, depressive type. This patient developed a bilateral deep venous thrombosis progressing to a saddle pulmonary embolism without any predisposing factors to hypercoagulability other than immobility and obesity. The goal of this case report is to increase monitoring and prophylactic treatment for deep venous thrombosis in patients with catatonia, retarded type.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8054951 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14000 | DOI Listing |
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