Seetharaman Aparna, Chauhan Vinay Singh, Adhvaryu Arka, Prakash Jyoti
Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Ind Psychiatry J. 2021 Oct;30(Suppl 1):S235-S236. doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.328871. Epub 2021 Oct 22.
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.
紧张症是一种精神运动行为综合征,其特征为怪异运动行为、意志受损和植物神经功能异常的复杂综合征。紧张症是一种医疗急症,若未及时识别可能会导致潜在的致命后果。我们展示了一组三名紧张症患者的病例系列,其中静脉注射4毫克劳拉西泮(劳拉西泮激发试验)产生了快速且最佳的效果。