Case Report: A Case of Pediatric Catatonia: Role of the Lorazepam Challenge Test

A case of a 12-year-old boy who developed catatonia is presented. He had no previous psychiatric history but has a family history of affective disorder. An extensive medical workup was negative. Despite a negative lorazepam challenge test, lorazepam was titrated up to 24 mg/day, with resolution of m...

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Main Authors: Laura Ridgeway, Albert Okoye, Ian McClelland, Dirk Dhossche, Deniz Kutay, Mario Loureiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.637886/full