Chronic 'speech catatonia' with constant logorrhea, verbigeration and echolalia successfully treated with lorazepam: A case report

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 666-668

  Lee, Joseph W Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GRAYLANDS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Chronic catatonia; Speech catatonic disorders

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOLALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LOGORRHEA; PERSEVERATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPEECH CATATONIA; SPEECH DISORDER; VERBIGERATION;

ADULT; CATATONIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOLALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LORAZEPAM; RECURRENCE; SPEECH DISORDERS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 11144237192     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2004.01318.x     Document Type: Article

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