Should catatonia be part of the differential diagnosis of coma?

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 528-530

  Hem, Erlend ^a,b   Andreassen, Ole A ^c   Robasse, Jean Max ^c   Vatnaland, Torbjørn ^c   Opjordsmoen, Stein ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Catatonia; Coma; Mood disorders; Stupor

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CATATONIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYING; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29144530098     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480500360765     Document Type: Article

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