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An akinetic‐rigid syndrome, depression, and stereotypies in a young man
Author(s) -
Lance James W.,
Hickie Ian,
Wakefield Denis,
Colebatch James G.,
Cardoso Francisco,
Vidailhet Marie
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870130515
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , akinetic mutism , psychology , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , pediatrics , disease , economics , macroeconomics
A young man is presented who developed an akinetic‐rigid syndrome shortly after a minor illness. Rituals and stereoptypies were prominent. At its most severe he was unable to feed himself. There was no response to L‐dopa/cardopa treatment. A course of ECT was followed by a marked improvement in his condition. Attempts to stop ECT for more than a week have led to recurrence of his bradykinesia.