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Catatonia

MedGen UID:
2904
•Concept ID:
C0007398
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Catatonias
SNOMED CT: Catatonia (247917007); Catatonic reaction (247917007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0800105

Definition

A psychiatric disorder featuring stupor, posturing, and echophenomena. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCatatonia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The diagnosis and treatment of catatonia.
Rogers JP, Zandi MS, David AS
Clin Med (Lond) 2023 May;23(3):242-245. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2023-0113. PMID: 37236789Free PMC Article
Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the management of catatonia: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.
Rogers JP, Oldham MA, Fricchione G, Northoff G, Ellen Wilson J, Mann SC, Francis A, Wieck A, Elizabeth Wachtel L, Lewis G, Grover S, Hirjak D, Ahuja N, Zandi MS, Young AH, Fone K, Andrews S, Kessler D, Saifee T, Gee S, Baldwin DS, David AS
J Psychopharmacol 2023 Apr;37(4):327-369. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1177/02698811231158232. PMID: 37039129Free PMC Article
Alternative treatment strategies for catatonia: A systematic review.
Beach SR, Gomez-Bernal F, Huffman JC, Fricchione GL
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2017 Sep;48:1-19. Epub 2017 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.06.011. PMID: 28917389

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Catatonia.
Hirjak D, Rogers JP, Wolf RC, Kubera KM, Fritze S, Wilson JE, Sambataro F, Fricchione G, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Ungvari GS, Northoff G
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2024 Jul 18;10(1):49. doi: 10.1038/s41572-024-00534-w. PMID: 39025858
Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the management of catatonia: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.
Rogers JP, Oldham MA, Fricchione G, Northoff G, Ellen Wilson J, Mann SC, Francis A, Wieck A, Elizabeth Wachtel L, Lewis G, Grover S, Hirjak D, Ahuja N, Zandi MS, Young AH, Fone K, Andrews S, Kessler D, Saifee T, Gee S, Baldwin DS, David AS
J Psychopharmacol 2023 Apr;37(4):327-369. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1177/02698811231158232. PMID: 37039129Free PMC Article
Catatonia Secondary to Depolarization Block.
Elsayed OH, El-Mallakh RS
Asian J Psychiatr 2023 Jun;84:103543. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103543. PMID: 37028234
Benzodiazepines Remain Important Therapeutic Options in Psychiatric Practice.
Dubovsky SL, Marshall D
Psychother Psychosom 2022;91(5):307-334. Epub 2022 May 3 doi: 10.1159/000524400. PMID: 35504267
Movement Disorders Emergencies.
Rajan S, Kaas B, Moukheiber E
Semin Neurol 2019 Feb;39(1):125-136. Epub 2019 Feb 11 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1677050. PMID: 30743298

Diagnosis

The diagnosis and treatment of catatonia.
Rogers JP, Zandi MS, David AS
Clin Med (Lond) 2023 May;23(3):242-245. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2023-0113. PMID: 37236789Free PMC Article
Malignant Catatonia: A Review for the Intensivist.
Connell J, Oldham M, Pandharipande P, Dittus RS, Wilson A, Mart M, Heckers S, Ely EW, Wilson JE
J Intensive Care Med 2023 Feb;38(2):137-150. Epub 2022 Jul 21 doi: 10.1177/08850666221114303. PMID: 35861966
Methamphetamine-Induced Catatonia.
Jiang S, Sullivan G
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2022 Sep 15;24(5) doi: 10.4088/PCC.21cr03211. PMID: 36126918
Structure and neural mechanisms of catatonia.
Walther S, Stegmayer K, Wilson JE, Heckers S
Lancet Psychiatry 2019 Jul;6(7):610-619. Epub 2019 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30474-7. PMID: 31196794Free PMC Article
Catatonia.
Walther S, Strik W
CNS Spectr 2016 Aug;21(4):341-8. Epub 2016 Jun 3 doi: 10.1017/S1092852916000274. PMID: 27255726

Therapy

The diagnosis and treatment of catatonia.
Rogers JP, Zandi MS, David AS
Clin Med (Lond) 2023 May;23(3):242-245. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2023-0113. PMID: 37236789Free PMC Article
Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the management of catatonia: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.
Rogers JP, Oldham MA, Fricchione G, Northoff G, Ellen Wilson J, Mann SC, Francis A, Wieck A, Elizabeth Wachtel L, Lewis G, Grover S, Hirjak D, Ahuja N, Zandi MS, Young AH, Fone K, Andrews S, Kessler D, Saifee T, Gee S, Baldwin DS, David AS
J Psychopharmacol 2023 Apr;37(4):327-369. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1177/02698811231158232. PMID: 37039129Free PMC Article
Pharmacotherapy of Down syndrome.
Palumbo ML, McDougle CJ
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2018 Dec;19(17):1875-1889. Epub 2018 Oct 10 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2018.1529167. PMID: 30257591
Alternative treatment strategies for catatonia: A systematic review.
Beach SR, Gomez-Bernal F, Huffman JC, Fricchione GL
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2017 Sep;48:1-19. Epub 2017 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.06.011. PMID: 28917389
Catatonia.
Walther S, Strik W
CNS Spectr 2016 Aug;21(4):341-8. Epub 2016 Jun 3 doi: 10.1017/S1092852916000274. PMID: 27255726

Prognosis

Electroconvulsive therapy in N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A retrospective cohort and scoping review of literature.
Wright MA, Guasp M, Lachner C, Day GS, Gombolay G, Titulaer MJ, Clardy SL
J Neuroimmunol 2024 Jul 15;392:578369. Epub 2024 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2024.578369. PMID: 38823118Free PMC Article
Catatonia: Back to the future of the neuropsychiatric syndrome.
Cuevas-Esteban J, Sanagustin D, Iglesias-González M
Med Clin (Barc) 2022 Apr 22;158(8):369-377. Epub 2021 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.10.015. PMID: 34924197
ECT in schizophrenia: a review of the evidence.
Grover S, Sahoo S, Rabha A, Koirala R
Acta Neuropsychiatr 2019 Jun;31(3):115-127. Epub 2018 Dec 3 doi: 10.1017/neu.2018.32. PMID: 30501675
Catatonia.
Korkeila J
Duodecim 2016;132(15):1321-7. PMID: 29160631
Definition and description of schizophrenia in the DSM-5.
Tandon R, Gaebel W, Barch DM, Bustillo J, Gur RE, Heckers S, Malaspina D, Owen MJ, Schultz S, Tsuang M, Van Os J, Carpenter W
Schizophr Res 2013 Oct;150(1):3-10. Epub 2013 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.05.028. PMID: 23800613

Clinical prediction guides

The diagnosis and treatment of catatonia.
Rogers JP, Zandi MS, David AS
Clin Med (Lond) 2023 May;23(3):242-245. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2023-0113. PMID: 37236789Free PMC Article
Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the management of catatonia: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.
Rogers JP, Oldham MA, Fricchione G, Northoff G, Ellen Wilson J, Mann SC, Francis A, Wieck A, Elizabeth Wachtel L, Lewis G, Grover S, Hirjak D, Ahuja N, Zandi MS, Young AH, Fone K, Andrews S, Kessler D, Saifee T, Gee S, Baldwin DS, David AS
J Psychopharmacol 2023 Apr;37(4):327-369. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1177/02698811231158232. PMID: 37039129Free PMC Article
Wernicke-Kleist-Leonhard phenotypes 
of endogenous psychoses: a review of their validity
.
Foucher JR, Gawlik M, Roth JN, de Crespin de Billy C, Jeanjean LC, Obrecht A, Mainberger O, Clauss JME, Elowe J, Weibel S, Schorr B, Cetkovich M, Morra C, Rebok F, Ban TA, Bollmann B, Roser MM, Hanke MS, Jabs BE, Franzek EJ, Berna F, Pfuhlmann B
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2020 Mar;22(1):37-49. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2020.22.1/jfoucher. PMID: 32699504Free PMC Article
Autoimmune encephalitis as a differential diagnosis of schizophreniform psychosis: clinical symptomatology, pathophysiology, diagnostic approach, and therapeutic considerations.
Endres D, Leypoldt F, Bechter K, Hasan A, Steiner J, Domschke K, Wandinger KP, Falkai P, Arolt V, Stich O, Rauer S, Prüss H, van Elst LT
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2020 Oct;270(7):803-818. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s00406-020-01113-2. PMID: 32166503Free PMC Article
ECT in schizophrenia: a review of the evidence.
Grover S, Sahoo S, Rabha A, Koirala R
Acta Neuropsychiatr 2019 Jun;31(3):115-127. Epub 2018 Dec 3 doi: 10.1017/neu.2018.32. PMID: 30501675

Recent systematic reviews

Catatonia in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vaquerizo-Serrano J, Salazar De Pablo G, Singh J, Santosh P
Eur Psychiatry 2021 Dec 15;65(1):e4. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2259. PMID: 34906264Free PMC Article
COVID-19 and Catatonia: A Case Series and Systematic Review of Existing Literature.
Scheiner NS, Smith AK, Wohlleber M, Malone C, Schwartz AC
J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry 2021 Nov-Dec;62(6):645-656. Epub 2021 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.04.003. PMID: 33992595Free PMC Article
Intravenous haloperidol: A systematic review of side effects and recommendations for clinical use.
Beach SR, Gross AF, Hartney KE, Taylor JB, Rundell JR
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2020 Nov-Dec;67:42-50. Epub 2020 Aug 22 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.08.008. PMID: 32979582
Alternative treatment strategies for catatonia: A systematic review.
Beach SR, Gomez-Bernal F, Huffman JC, Fricchione GL
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2017 Sep;48:1-19. Epub 2017 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.06.011. PMID: 28917389
Epileptic Catatonia: A Case Series and Systematic Review.
Repchak AT, Quinn DK
Psychosomatics 2016 Mar-Apr;57(2):217-25. Epub 2015 Nov 30 doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2015.11.007. PMID: 26892327

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