TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Clozapine-withdrawal catatonia
JO  - Psychosomatics
A1  - Wadekar, Mitali
A1  - Syed, Saba
SP  - 355
EP  - 355.e2
VL  - 51
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: Case reports in which abrupt clozapine discontinuation led to a return of psychosis, autonomic instability, or catatonia have been previously presented in the literature.  OBJECTIVE: The authors report on symptom presentation and resolution in a case of abrupt withdrawal of clozapine medication.  METHOD: The authors describe the condition and history of the patient, a 49-year-old woman with schizophrenia, the medical support she received, and the re-initiation of her clozapine medication.  RESULTS: Symptoms of catatonia and autonomic instability resolved by Day 4 of treatment.  CONCLUSION: Patients and their caregivers need to be educated about the effects of abrupt cessation of clozapine administration.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-3182
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.51.4.355
ID  - ref1
ER  -