Catatonia in Autistic Spectrum Disorders: A Medical Treatment Algorithm

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2006, Pages 233-244

  Fink, Max ^a   Taylor, Michael A ^b,c   Ghaziuddin, Neera ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LORAZEPAM;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANTICONVULSANTS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CATATONIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE;

EID: 33646263858     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(05)72014-6     Document Type: Review

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