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Thyroid hormone and reserpine abolished periods of periodic catatonia: a case report
Author(s) -
Komori T.,
Nomaguchi M.,
Kodama S.,
Takigawa M.,
Nomura J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb09921.x
Subject(s) - catatonia , reserpine , thyroid , hormone , endocrinology , medicine , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming)
We report the case of a patient whose periods of periodic catatonia were abolished by thyroid hormone and reserpine. A ratio of fractions in the urinary 17‐ketosteroids was a good indicator for the treatments.