Lorazepam challenge test: A unique clinical response in catatonia

Catatonia is a psychomotor behavioral syndrome characterized as a complex syndrome of bizarre motor behavior, impaired volition, and vegetative abnormalities. Catatonia is a medical emergency and if not recognized on time may have potentially fatal outcomes. We present a case series of three patient...

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Autores principales: Aparna Seetharaman, Vinay Singh Chauhan, Arka Adhvaryu, Jyoti Prakash
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a302e9a1b35c470788331f073778b6ac2021-11-12T10:11:30ZLorazepam challenge test: A unique clinical response in catatonia0972-67480976-279510.4103/0972-6748.328871https://doaj.org/article/a302e9a1b35c470788331f073778b6ac2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=235;epage=236;aulast=Seetharamanhttps://doaj.org/toc/0972-6748https://doaj.org/toc/0976-2795Catatonia is a psychomotor behavioral syndrome characterized as a complex syndrome of bizarre motor behavior, impaired volition, and vegetative abnormalities. Catatonia is a medical emergency and if not recognized on time may have potentially fatal outcomes. We present a case series of three patients with catatonia, in whom Injection lorazepam 4 mg administered intravenously (Lorazepam Challenge) produced quick, optimum outcome.Aparna SeetharamanVinay Singh ChauhanArka AdhvaryuJyoti PrakashWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticlebush francis catatonia rating scalecatatoniaclinical outcomelorazepam challenge testPsychiatryRC435-571Industrial psychologyHF5548.7-5548.85ENIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 235-236 (2021)
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topic bush francis catatonia rating scale
catatonia
clinical outcome
lorazepam challenge test
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
spellingShingle bush francis catatonia rating scale
catatonia
clinical outcome
lorazepam challenge test
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
Aparna Seetharaman
Vinay Singh Chauhan
Arka Adhvaryu
Jyoti Prakash
Lorazepam challenge test: A unique clinical response in catatonia
description Catatonia is a psychomotor behavioral syndrome characterized as a complex syndrome of bizarre motor behavior, impaired volition, and vegetative abnormalities. Catatonia is a medical emergency and if not recognized on time may have potentially fatal outcomes. We present a case series of three patients with catatonia, in whom Injection lorazepam 4 mg administered intravenously (Lorazepam Challenge) produced quick, optimum outcome.
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author Aparna Seetharaman
Vinay Singh Chauhan
Arka Adhvaryu
Jyoti Prakash
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Arka Adhvaryu
Jyoti Prakash
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title Lorazepam challenge test: A unique clinical response in catatonia
title_short Lorazepam challenge test: A unique clinical response in catatonia
title_full Lorazepam challenge test: A unique clinical response in catatonia
title_fullStr Lorazepam challenge test: A unique clinical response in catatonia
title_full_unstemmed Lorazepam challenge test: A unique clinical response in catatonia
title_sort lorazepam challenge test: a unique clinical response in catatonia
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/a302e9a1b35c470788331f073778b6ac
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