Lethal Catatonia in the Right Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction.
- Author:
Ji Man HONG
1
;
Sang Kun SIN
;
Oh Young BANG
;
Kyoon HUH
;
In Soo JOO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Korea. isjoo@madang.ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lethal catatonia;
Hemispheric infarction
- MeSH:
Benzodiazepines;
Catatonia*;
Hemiplegia;
Infarction*;
Middle Cerebral Artery*;
Neuroimaging;
Parietal Lobe;
Strikes, Employee
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2003;21(3):307-310
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lethal catatonia is a rare and fatal clinical syndrome. It has diverse etiologies, both functional and organic. We experienced a man with left hemiplegia and striking catatonia. Brain imaging showed a large right hemispheric infarction and hypoperfusion. Symptoms and signs of catatonia were markedly improved after treatment of dopa-agonist and benzodiazepine. This case suggests that right hemispheric infarction could be a possible cause of lethal catatonia, and supports earlier clinical literature relating catatonia and the parietal lobe.
