2010•Journal of Psychiatry and NeuroscienceOpen access

Options for the treatment of febrile catatonia

Georg Northoff

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A 24-year-old woman presented with an auditory hallucination of her deceased father speaking to her and delusions of being persecuted by the Central Intelligence Agency. The patient was extremely anxious, confused and agitated. Initial treatment in hospital with an atypical neuroleptic (olanzapine)

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A 24-year-old woman presented with an auditory hallucination of her deceased father speaking to her and delusions of being persecuted by the Central Intelligence Agency. The patient was extremely anxious, confused and agitated. Initial treatment in hospital with an atypical neuroleptic (olanzapine)

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A 24-year-old woman presented with an auditory hallucination of her deceased father speaking to her and delusions of being persecuted by the Central Intelligence Agency. The patient was extremely anxious, confused and agitated. Initial treatment in hospital with an atypical neuroleptic (olanzapine)

Key concepts: Catatonia, Auditory hallucination, Olanzapine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming), Risperidone, Psychosis

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