title: Neuromyelitis optica presenting with psychiatric symptoms and catatonia: a case report.
abstract: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an aggressive disease characteristically affecting the spinal cord and optic nerves that has recently been differentiated from multiple sclerosis. We present a case of a 16-year-old Antiguan female previously diagnosed with NMO who presented with a 1-week history of confusion and agitation. She had symptoms of psychosis, including delusional thinking and auditory and visual hallucinations, and scored 11/23 on the Bush-Francis Catatonia Scale. This case demonstrates an NMO exacerbation that presented with psychotic symptoms and catatonia.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Stony Brook Medicine Emergency Psychiatry Program, 101 Nichols Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11794 United States. Electronic address: al.alam@stonybrookmedicine.edu.
authors.forename: Abdulkader
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.affiliation: Stamford Hospital, Affiliate of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Electronic address: rachithpatel@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rachit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook School of Medicine, 101 Nichols Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11794 United States. Electronic address: briana.locicero@stonybrookmedicine.edu.
authors.forename: Briana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Locicero
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook School of Medicine, 101 Nichols Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11794 United States. Electronic address: nicole.rivera@stonybrookmedicine.edu.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rivera
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002389:Catatonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009471:Neuromyelitis Optica / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Benzodiazepine; Catatonia; Neuromyelitis optica; Psychosis