[Clomipramine in the treatment of catatonia].
The use of intravenous clomipramine gave rise to the remission of catatonia on the third or fourth day of treatment in two patients diagnosed as suffering from affective disorders. Therapeutic effect was maintained on switching to oral clomipramine. Clomipramine could be a therapeutic alternative in the management of catatonia associated with affective disorders.
Barroso Cañizares
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Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Provincial "Virgen de la Misericordia", Toledo, España.
Jiménez Cano
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JP
Granada Jiménez
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O
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002389:Catatonia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D002997:Clomipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D002997:Clomipramine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors