Case Report
A Case of Pediatric Catatonia: Role of the Lorazepam Challenge Test
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15517715 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Ridgeway (University Hospital Waterford, corresponding author), Albert Okoye (University Hospital Waterford, corresponding author), Ian McClelland (Temple Street Children's University Hospital), Dirk Dhossche, Dirk M Dhossche (0000-0002-3642-8661, University of Mississippi Medical Center), Deniz Kutay (University Hospital Waterford), Mário Loureiro (0009-0009-7329-2511, University Hospital Waterford) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 637886-637886 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.637886 |
| PMID | 33841207 |
| OpenAlex | W3137604257 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
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 most catatonic symptoms. The case highlights an important point in the management of catatonia that may be a source of confusion, i.e., a positive lorazepam challenge test corroborates the diagnosis of catatonia; however, a negative lorazepam challenge test does not negate the diagnosis of catatonia, and subsequent focused benzodiazepine treatment may still be effective
Benzodiazepine · Catatonia · Confusion · Lorazepam · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Bipolar Disorder and Treatment · Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics · Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |