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Narayana Manjunatha1, Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta, P John
1Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India. manjunatha.adc@gmail.com
Abstract:
Opisthotonus is known to occur in tetanus, rabies, cerebral malaria, neurosyphilis, acute cerebral injury and other medical conditions. Opisthotonus, so far, has not been reported in any major psychiatric disorder. Authors report a case of recurrent opisthotonus presenting concurrently with other catatonic signs which showed dramatic response to combination of lorazepam and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Clinicians should consider the possibility of catatonia in the differential diagnosis of opisthotonus since catatonia can be treated easily with benzodiazepines and ECT.
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