An akinetic‐rigid syndrome, depression, and stereotypies in a young man | Zendy

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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.

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