title: Should catatonia be part of the differential diagnosis of coma?
abstract: The descriptions of catatonia are complex and unclear. More than 40 different signs and symptoms have been included, but coma is not among them. Recently, a case report of coma in relation to catatonia was presented. We report two further cases where coma was a part of this syndrome of disturbed motility. They were successfully treated with ECT. Consequently, we suggest that catatonia may be a differential diagnosis of coma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway. erlend.hem@medisin.uio.no
authors.forename: Erlend
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hem
authors.forename: Ole A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Andreassen
authors.forename: Jean-Max
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Robasse
authors.forename: Torbjørn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vatnaland
authors.forename: Stein
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Opjordsmoen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002389:Catatonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003128:Coma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged