Pregnancy and malignant catatonia

Abstract The occurrence of malignant catatonia in pregnancy is a psychiatric emergency. In this article, we present the case of a pregnant woman with a first psychotic episode with catatonic features, autonomic abnormalities and elevated creatinine phosphokinase levels in the context of a severe adv...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General hospital psychiatry 2007, Vol.29 (1), p.69-71
Hauptverfasser:	Espínola-Nadurille, Mariana, M.D, Ramírez-Bermúdez, Jesus, Ph.D, Fricchione, Gregory L., M.D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Catatonia - etiology Catatonia - therapy Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Electroconvulsive therapy Electroconvulsive Therapy - methods Female GABA Modulators - therapeutic use Humans Lorazepam Lorazepam - therapeutic use Malignant catatonia Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pregnancy Psychiatry Psychotic Disorders - psychology Psychotic Disorders - therapy Toxicity: nervous system and muscle
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract The occurrence of malignant catatonia in pregnancy is a psychiatric emergency. In this article, we present the case of a pregnant woman with a first psychotic episode with catatonic features, autonomic abnormalities and elevated creatinine phosphokinase levels in the context of a severe adverse reaction to antipsychotic pharmacotherapy who had good responses to electroconvulsive therapy and lorazepam.
ISSN:	0163-8343 1873-7714
DOI:	10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2006.10.003