Case Series: Catatonic Syndrome in Young People

Cohen, David; Flament, Martine F.; Dubos, Pierre-Francois; Basquin, M.

doi:10.1097/00004583-199908000-00021

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“…presented seven cases of catatonic individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder. 24 In two cases, however, which they described in detail, the patients had previous history of pervasive developmental disorders. Similarly, a catatonic male patient described by Johnson had a history of difficulty in finding other children to play with and being always isolated from peers.…”

Section: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…searched the literature of catatonia in young people and listed eight cases diagnosed as organic catatonia. 24 Besides two cases of Ecstasy intoxication, referred to in the next section, three of the patients were diagnosed as having epilepsy and the others as having encephalitis, 25 Wilson disease 26 and Tay-Sachs disease. 27 In addition, four more catatonia cases, in which the diagnoses were systemic lupus erythematosus, 28 Prader-Willi syndrome, 29 fever of unknown cause 30 and idiopathic cortical venous thrombosis, 31 should be noted.…”

Section: Mental Disorders Due To General Medical Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…24 16/M Schizophrenia PDD not otherwise specified 23 Cohen et al . 24 16/M Schizophrenia Schizophrenia 24 Cohen et al . 24 17/M Schizophrenia NR 25 Cohen et al .…”

Section: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…24 17/M Schizophrenia NR 25 Cohen et al . 24 15/M Schizophrenia Schizophrenia 26 Cohen et al . 24 14/F Schizophreniform disorder NR 27…”

Section: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…63 16/F Bipolar disorder NR 9 P owell et al . 64 13 Yeung et al 67 17/M Major depression Borderline intellectual retardation 16 Cohen et al 68 15/F Cotard's syndrome NR 17 Lee 35 18/M Mania NR 18 Cohen et al 24 15/F Bipolar-depressed NR 19 Cohen et al 24 14/F Bipolar-manic Sexual abuse 20 Zaw et al 69 14/M Severe depressive episode Autism 21…”

Section: Anxiety Disorders/dissociative Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Catatonia in childhood and adolescence

Takaoka

Takata

2003

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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Child and adolescent catatonia has been poorly investigated. A literature review was undertaken to clarify phenomenology, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment as well as ethical problems of catatonia in childhood and adolescence. Although there are no accepted standardized criteria for catatonia in childhood and adolescence, catatonic features described by child psychiatrists are similar to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edn; DSM-IV) criteria for catatonia. With respect to etiology, the motor and behavioral symptoms that are part of catatonia bear some similarities with those seen in autism. Several case reports suggest an association between catatonia and general medical conditions. Certain drugs abused by youngsters as well as prescribed medicine can induce catatonia. Regarding catatonic cases originally diagnosed as schizophrenia, it is unclear whether all of these cases should be identified as schizophrenia or whether some of them are pervasive developmental disorders that develop psychic features in adolescence. Environmental changes preceding the onset of catatonia in patients with mood disorder play a possibly important role. Examples that suggest stress-induced catatonia, although rare, also exist. A few patients exhibit features of malignant catatonia, some without taking neuroleptics and others having taken them. Benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy are considered to be effective treatments for catatonic youngsters.

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Section: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Mental Disorders Due To General Medical Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…24 16/M Schizophrenia PDD not otherwise specified 23 Cohen et al . 24 16/M Schizophrenia Schizophrenia 24 Cohen et al . 24 17/M Schizophrenia NR 25 Cohen et al .…”

Section: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…24 17/M Schizophrenia NR 25 Cohen et al . 24 15/M Schizophrenia Schizophrenia 26 Cohen et al . 24 14/F Schizophreniform disorder NR 27…”

Section: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Anxiety Disorders/dissociative Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Catatonia in childhood and adolescence

Takaoka

Takata

2003

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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Catatonia in an adolescent with velo‐cardio‐facial syndrome

Faedda

Wachtel

Higgins³

et al. 2015

American J of Med Genetics Pt A

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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 VCFS including, but not limited to schizophrenia, unipolar and bipolar mood disorders (with or without psychotic features), schizoaffective disorder, psychosis NOS, social phobia, generalized and separation anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment, and ADHD. This report describes the psychiatric onset and development of catatonia in an adolescent female with VCFS that was undiagnosed until 15 years of age. Catatonia may be a relatively common presentation in people with VCFS with treatment-refractory psychiatric manifestations.

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Moderate clinical improvement with maintenance ECT in a 17-year-old boy with intractable catatonic schizophrenia

Consoli

Boulicot

Cornic

et al. 2009

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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The use of electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) in adolescents is controversial, and few studies have been conducted to assess its efficacy and safety in this population. We report the case of a 19-year-old boy who received two series of ECT, one at 15 and another at 16, for intractable catatonic schizophrenia. Since the age of 17, he has required treatment combining clozapine and maintenance ECT. The course showed a sustained moderate improvement. The treatment permitted the patient to regain some autonomy with moderate adverse effects. ECT remains an uncommon treatment in adolescents, and the current case supports the view that it should not be banned in young people.

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Case Series: Catatonic Syndrome in Young People

Cited by 115 publications

References 24 publications

Catatonia in childhood and adolescence

Catatonia in childhood and adolescence

Catatonia in an adolescent with velo‐cardio‐facial syndrome

Moderate clinical improvement with maintenance ECT in a 17-year-old boy with intractable catatonic schizophrenia

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