Catatonia

D Hirjak, JP Rogers, RC Wolf, KM Kubera… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor, affective and cognitive–
behavioural signs, which lasts from hours to days. Intensive research over the past two …

Consultation-liaison case conference: systemic challenges in management of aggression in a pediatric patient with seronegative autoimmune encephalitis

T Hickox, K Brahmbhatt, JR Smith, C Fuchs… - Journal of the Academy …, 2024 - Elsevier
We present the case of a 9-year-old girl who presented to a tertiary-care academic children's
hospital with acute onset of severe obsessive-compulsive symptoms, perseveration …

Use of ECT for children with and without catatonia: a single-site retrospective analysis

JR Smith, I Baldwin, KA Termini, T McGonigle… - The Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The objective study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT) in a retrospective cohort of pediatric patients. Methods A single-site …

Diagnostic and demographic factors of pediatric and adult catatonia hospitalizations: A 2016–2020 National Inpatient Sample Study

J Luccarelli, M Kalinich, G Fricchione… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric disorder that can occur in patients of any age, but it
is uncertain whether patient demographics or underlying diagnoses differ between pediatric …

The effectiveness of the lorazepam challenge test in pediatric catatonia: A multisite retrospective cohort study

J Luccarelli, TH McCoy Jr, T York, I Baldwin… - Schizophrenia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric disorder associated with changes in behavior and
affect. In adults, catatonia can respond rapidly to treatment with benzodiazepines as part of …

Symptoms of Catatonia Observed in Down Syndrome Regressive Disorder: A Retrospective Analysis

JR Smith, I Baldwin, S Lim, J Luccarelli - Journal of Autism and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Down Syndrome Regressive Disorder (DSRD) is a neuropsychiatric
condition associated with severe symptomology and a negative impact on quality of life …

Use of first-generation antipsychotics in an adolescent male with catatonic schizophrenia

EM Patterson, J Lim, P Fuchs, JR Smith… - Harvard Review of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
A 15-year-old male with a psychiatric history of schizophrenia, but no other significant
medical history, presented to the pediatric emergency department with decreased …

Diagnostic features of paediatric catatonia: multisite retrospective cohort study

JR Smith, T York, I Baldwin, C Fuchs, G Fricchione… - BJPsych Open, 2024 - cambridge.org
BackgroundCatatonia is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterised by psychomotor changes
that can affect individuals across the lifespan. Although features of catatonia have been …

SYNGAP-1 Mutation And Catatonia: A Case Series And Systematic Review

I Baldwin, A Cho, G Orenstein, N Wilner… - Journal of Child and …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Hyperactive catatonia is often unrecognized in pediatric patients due to its
clinical heterogeneity, though it is often seen in children with neurodevelopmental …

The theoretical sensitivity of virtual assessment of catatonia

J Luccarelli, JR Smith, S Heckers, G Fricchione… - Schizophrenia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Methods Data on catatonia assessment was derived from two retrospective clinical datasets:
a cohort of 339 adults (Wilson et al., 2015) and a cohort of 143 children (Smith et al., 2024) …