title: Dissociative stupor mimicking consciousness disorder in an advanced lung cancer patient.
abstract: Although there are three kinds of stupor in psychiatry, dissociative stupor is the most commonly recognized. In psychiatric clinics or emergency rooms, dissociative stupor is common, but in an oncology setting it is hardly known. Therefore, distinguishing dissociative stupor from consciousness disorder is occasionally difficult, especially in the advanced or terminal phase. We report an advanced lung cancer patient who presented dissociative stupor mimicking consciousness disorder. It is necessary to distinguish between consciousness disorder and dissociative stupor. In addition, consultation with a psychiatrist should be taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psycho-Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, 1397-1 Yamane, Hidaka City, Saitama, Japan. ytada@saitama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okano
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaga
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onishi
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010360:Patient Transfer; D012017:Referral and Consultation
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents