title: Obsessive slowness presenting as catatonia in a patient with Borderline Intelligence.
abstract: Obsessive slowness is described to be a syndrome of extreme slowness in ways various tasks are performed. Its existence as an independent syndrome is challenged by authors, who regard it to be a part of obsessive compulsive disorder. We describe here a case of a 24-year-old male patient who presented with catatonic symptoms. Diagnostic difficulties and management issues are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: drrahul.saha19@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, PGI, Chandigarh, India. Electronic address: shubhmohan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shubh Mohan
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, KGMU, Lucknow, UP, India. Electronic address: an.kgmu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nischal
mesh_terms: D001526:Behavioral Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002389:Catatonia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D000077152:Olanzapine; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001569:Benzodiazepines; D005473:Fluoxetine; D000077152:Olanzapine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
keywords: Catatonia; Diagnosis; Obsessive slowness