title: [Malignant catatonia, a neuro-psychiatric syndrome].
abstract: This case report describes a 36-year-old schizophrenic man who developed malignant catatonia during a hospital stay. He was treated with benzodiazepines (BZD) and 26 sessions of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). After the therapy his condition normalised. Malignant catatonia is a rare condition that develops quickly and fulminantly and is fatal within a few days. ECT treatment is crucial, but despite aggressive treatment the prognosis remains poor.
authors.affiliation: Psykiatrisk Center Bispebjerg, 2400 København NV, Denmark. katinkamoltke@gmail.com
authors.forename: Katinka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moltke
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lublin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002389:Catatonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy