title: Treatment of catatonia with amantadine.
abstract: Catatonia is an episodic syndrome characterized by specific affective, behavioral, and motor symptoms and thought to result from regional abnormalities in neurotransmitter function. Although generally thought to represent a manifestation of schizophrenia or depression, there is strong evidence that it may represent a distinct entity, caused by a number of psychogenic, infectious, iatrogenic, and neurological conditions. The morbidity associated with catatonia is significant, and, in some cases, the condition may be life threatening.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Hervey
authors.forename: Jonathan T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Catalano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000547:Amantadine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002389:Catatonia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000547:Amantadine