Encephalitis lethargica, a contemporary cause of catatonic stupor. A report of two cases.
Two cases of catatonic stupor are described due to presumed encephalitis lethargica. Catatonic and obsessional phenomena in the setting of a depressive psychosis associated with a movement disorder may constitute a post-encephalitic syndrome.
Johnson
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University Hospital of South Manchester.
Lucey
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002389:Catatonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D004671:Encephalitis, Arbovirus / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications