Periodic catatonia with long-term treatment: a case report

Abstract Background Periodic catatonia has long been a challenging diagnosis and there are no absolute guidelines for treatment when precipitating factors are also unclear. We report a schizophrenia patient with periodic catatonia with a 15-year treatment course. A possible correlation between decre...

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Main Authors: Ruei-An Chen, Tiao-Lai Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1497-6