Catatonia
Catatonia is a complex motor syndrome that all physicians must have knowledge about. Its symptoms are secondary to psychiatric disorders or other medical conditions. Therefore, this article aims to approach how to properly diagnose and assess this condition. The correct treatment, quickly initiated and effective, has an impact on the patients morbimortality.
Authors
- Lívio Rodrigues Leal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0744-0418)
- Cristina Marta Del‐Ben (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0145-9975)
- Raphael Antonio Medeiros de Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5332-4322)
Institutions
- Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicina (Ribeirão Preto)
- Published
- 2024-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.rmrp.2024.221673
- Primary Topic
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00