Catatonia
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Hyperammonemic encephalopathy secondary to the use of valproate is rare without evidence of hepatotoxicity, and it usually presents with confusion, agitation, irritability, cognitive disturbances, lethargy, coma, and death. We present the... more
Since its introduction by Karl Jaspers at the beginning of the 20th century, phenomenological psychopathology has shown how focus on subjective experience can help to increase our understanding of psychiatric conditions, symptoms and... more
Page 1. Fax +41 61 306 12 34 E-Mail karger@karger.ch www.karger.com Letter to the Editor Psychopathology 2011;44:136 DOI: 10.1159/000319849 Catatonia in Alcohol Withdrawal: A Case Report Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy ...
Savaş dönemleri insanlık tarihinin en büyük yıkımları ve aynı zamanda en çağrıcı düşüncelerinin ortaya çıktığı kaotik zamanları temsil etmektedir. Böyle bir dönemi yansıtan ve faşist tutumlar karşısında toplumsal yaşamın nasıl... more
The text traces the development of the notion of catatonia in the work of Gilles Deleuze across three spheres-the individual (subjectivity), social and literary. The need for an analysis is based on (1) the author's perception that... more
Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) is the most common microdeletion syndrome in humans and is probably the most frequent genetic cause of psychosis currently known. Many psychiatric disorders have been reported to occur in people with... more
Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome that's often related to psychiatric, neurological and or medical disorders. so to diagnosis of catatonia, the clinical picture must be found by three or more of the subsequent symptoms;... more
This study describes the prevalence, phenomenology, treatment, and outcome of neurological patients and psychiatric patients with catatonia at a tertiary neurological center. Clinical variables included nosological diagnoses and... more
Kahlbaum described a psychomotor syndrome in 1874 (in his monograph ‘Die Katatonie oder das Speannungsirresein’) most commonly associated with affective disorder. Bleuler identified this phenomenon as occurring with motor... more
Background:Studies on clinical features of catatonia in the Indian population are few in number.Aim:To study the phenomenology, clinical profile and treatment response of subjects admitted to the psychiatry inpatient with... more
There is a lack of studies related to the frequency, phenomenology, and associated features of catatonic syndrome in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis. AIM: To measure the frequency of catatonia in this condition, and to delineate... more
Catatonia is a frequent psychomotor syndrome, which has received increasing recognition over the last decade. The assessment of the catatonic syndrome requires systematic rating scales that cover the complex spectrum of catatonic motor... more
In a series of 1007 consecutively admitted patients, 3 cases of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) were identified (0.3%). All three patients were affected by mood disorders with congruent psychotic features, had shown catatonia just... more