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Prim Care Companion CNS Disord
January 2025
Department of Psychiatry, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Neuropsychopharmacol Hung
December 2024
College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
Objective: Benzodiazepines, particularly lorazepam, are good options for acute catatonia treatment. Published catatonia literature on benzodiazepine maintenance treatment and benzodiazepine tolerance is limited.
Methods: This is a chart review covering 30 years of clinical experience in the state of Kentucky, (United States of America), where there was no easy access to electroconvulsive therapy.
J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry
January 2025
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA, 33613; Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 32608.
Background: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare yet potentially fatal iatrogenic syndrome that can manifest with life-threatening symptoms. Theorized to be caused by the dopamine-blocking effects of certain medications, such as antipsychotics, or the withdrawal of dopaminergic agents, NMS is characterized by hyperthermia, autonomic instability, altered mental status, and muscular rigidity. Most treated cases resolve within weeks; however, in some cases, residual catatonic symptoms can persist for months after the resolution of acute hyperthermic and hypermetabolic symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry
November 2024
Inova Behavioral Health Services, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, VA.
Background: Catatonia is a frequently missed diagnosis on medical wards, delaying effective treatment or permitting accidental use of neuroleptics that can exacerbate the condition. Thyroid storm has rarely been associated with catatonia in case reports, with no prior reviews synthesizing this research.
Objective: We present a case of catatonia during thyroid storm following administration of low-dose haloperidol, followed by a review of previously published cases and discussion of their common factors and potential mechanisms.
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