Actas luso-españolas de neurología, psiquiatría y ciencias afines
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Actas Luso Esp Neurol Psiquiatr Cienc Afines · May 1993
Case Reports[Treatment of catatonia with lorazepam].
The most recent medical literature has emphasized the notion that catatonia is a syndrome rather than a disease and, on this basis it is associated with a wide variety of medical, neurological and psychiatric conditions. The authors report on five cases of catatonic patients with a favorable response to Lorazepam and analyze the possible mechanisms of action of this Benzodiazepine in catatonic syndrome.