Catatonia
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Wiki Number: W036
Diagnosis: Catatonia
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Symptoms: muscular immobility and bahavioral abnormality; may accompany schizophrenia, mental disorders, or drug withdrawals
Progression: may be rigid, mute, stay in a position or have purposeless, repetitive motions; or may be hyperactive and impulsive.
Causes: excessive glutamate with excessive movement, along with possible cell damage and death
Medications: benzodiadiazapines, electrocompulsive therapy, antipsychotics
Therapies: None given.
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- Catatonia-asossicated urinary retention in geriatric patients: a case series reportby Monica Parmar on December 20, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, there are no case reports that describe the concurrent resolution of catatonia, depressive symptoms and urinary retention simultaneously using validated scales throughout the ECT treatment course. Furthermore, there are no prior reports describing catatonia-related urinary retention specifically among a group of geriatric populations. Identifying and treating catatonia in a timely manner can reduce the complications associated with prolonged catheter use. There...
- The limited clinical utility of a routine creatine kinase (CK) on admission to a psychiatric inpatient unitby Fraser A M Scott on December 19, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: The clinical utility of untargeted screening using a serum CK for psychiatric inpatients appears limited, with poor specificity in detection of NMS and a minimal impact on subsequent clinical management.
- Catatonia as the Presenting Feature of SSPE in a 10-year-old Childby Vishnupriya Veeraraghavan on December 18, 2024
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- Anesthetic Consideration for Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy in an Adolescent With Uncorrected Atrial Septal Defect: A Case Reportby Vikash Bansal on December 16, 2024
Catatonia is a serious neuropsychiatric syndrome of motor and behavioral dysfunction where electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a well-proven treatment modality. ECT is also preferred as it is a low-risk procedure compared to chronic medications having significant side effects. However, the cardiovascular events that occur during ECT are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with an abnormal cardiovascular pathophysiology. Hence, ECT administration in patients with cardiac diseases...