Open AccessCatatonia in mixed alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal
Author(s) -
Aniruddha Basu,
Amit Jagtiani,
Rajiv Kumar Gupta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.301
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0976-5018
pISSN - 0976-500X
DOI - 10.4103/0976-500x.142449
Subject(s) - catatonia , benzodiazepine , psychiatry , alcohol , alcohol withdrawal syndrome , medicine , psychology , anesthesia , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , biochemistry , chemistry , receptor
Catatonia is mostly caused by different neuropsychiatric conditions. We report a case of a 30 year old man suffering from both alcohol and benzodiazepine dependence who exhibited catatonic features soon after stopping the intake of substances. This case will help clinicians to recognize catatonic features within the varied symptomatology of substance withdrawal and thereby helping in its early diagnosis and management.