Diagnosis and management of periodic catatonia

Catatonia generally has an insidious onset and progressive course. A rare and usually misdiagnosed form of catatonia, PC involves rapid-onset, brief, recurrent episodes of hypokinetic or hyper kinetic catatonia.5,6 These episodes can last 4-10 days and recur over a per - iod of weeks to years.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience 2013-05, Vol.38 (3), p.E7-E8
Hauptverfasser:	Hervey, William M, Stewart, Jonathan T, Catalano, Glenn
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amantadine - therapeutic use Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use Catatonia - diagnosis Catatonia - drug therapy Drug therapy Humans Male Medical diagnosis Mental disorders Middle Aged Periodicity Psychiatry Recurrence
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Zusammenfassung:	Catatonia generally has an insidious onset and progressive course. A rare and usually misdiagnosed form of catatonia, PC involves rapid-onset, brief, recurrent episodes of hypokinetic or hyper kinetic catatonia.5,6 These episodes can last 4-10 days and recur over a per - iod of weeks to years.
ISSN:	1180-4882 1488-2434
DOI:	10.1503/jpn.120249