title: [Treatment of acute schizophrenic stupor: the effect of biperiden (author's transl)].
abstract: The study reports about the intravenous application of Biperiden at patients with acute hypokinetic reaction suffering from schizophrenia of the paranoid-hallucinatory type. In all of the six cases examined a fast abolition of the stupor could be observed. The pathophysiological mechanisms deriving from our clinical experiences are discussed. Furthermore, a therapeutic procedure is suggested to treat acute schizophrenic stupor merely with drugs.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001712:Biperiden / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D010880:Piperidines; D001712:Biperiden
vernacular_title: Zur Wirkung von Biperiden bei akuten substuporös-stuporösen Zuständen.