Delusional paralysis: An unusual variant of Cotard's syndrome

Psychopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 218-220

  Reif, Andreas ^a   Murach, Waldemar M ^a   Pfuhlmann, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coenaesthesic hallucination; Cotard's syndrome; Delusional disorder; Electroconvulsive therapy; Nihilistic ideas; Nosology; Psychotic depression

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MIRTAZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; AGED; ANANCASTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COTARD SYNDROME; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DELUSIONAL PARALYSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GANGLION; HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POLLAKISURIA; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RESTLESSNESS; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141756334     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072793     Document Type: Article

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