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Catatonia is a clinical syndrome associated with a wide variety of psychiatric, medical and neurological disorders. Despite several reports in the literature of a wide range of medical and neurological diseases causing catatonia, there has been a tendency to consider catatonia as purely psychiatric disorder. The review attempts to look at the concept of organic catatonia from a historical viewpoint, including its place in the psychiatric classification, discusses the various etiological causes of organic catatonia, and them goes through some important management issues in organic catatonia. The review suggests that organic catatonic disorder must be first considered in every patient with catatonic signs, particularly in a patient with new onset catatonia.
Author(s): Ahuja N
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Year: 2000
Volume: 42
Issue: 4
Pages: 327-346
ISSN (print): 0019-5545
ISSN (electronic): 1998-3794
Publisher: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
URL: http://www.indianjpsychiatry.org/showBackIssue.asp?issn=0019-5545;year=2000;volume=42;issue=4;month=October-December
PubMed id: 21407968