[Case report of a female patient in a state of catatonic excitement].
A female patient in a state of catatonic excitement, with strongly manifested self-destructive impulses is presented. Catatonic excitement is rather infrequent in today's clinical practice. Therefore, the paper describes the clinical course, diagnostic procedures, and therapy. Various clinical states are discussed, in which this type of disorder occurs, with an emphasis on the need for a team work.
Psihijatrijska klinika Klinickog bolnickog centra i Medicinskog fakulteta Sveucilista u Zagrebu.
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Gidaković
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Kondić
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Hotujac
D000328:Adult; D002389:Catatonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation; D012652:Self Mutilation