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J Korean Neurol Assoc. 2003;21(3):307-310.
- Lethal Catatonia in the Right Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction
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Ji-Man Hong
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Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Ajou University
- 우측 중대뇌동맥 영역의 경색에서 나타난 치명적 긴장증
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홍지만 , 신상건 방오영 허 균 주인수
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아주대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실
- Abstract
- "Lethal catatonia is a rare and fatal clinical syndrome. It has diverse etiologies, both functional and organic. We expe-rienced
a man with left hemiplegia and striking catatonia. Brain imaging showed a large right hemispheric infarction
and hypoperfusion. Symptoms and signs of catatonia were markedly improved after treatment of dopa-agonist and ben-zodiazepine.
This case suggests that right hemispheric infarction could be a possible cause of lethal catatonia, and sup-ports
earlier clinical literature relating catatonia and the parietal lobe.Key Words: Lethal catatonia ,Hemispheric infarction"
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