Alternative psychopharmacologic treatments for pediatric catatonia: a retrospective analysis.
Joshua Ryan SmithIsaac BaldwinTasia YorkCarina AndersonTrey McGonigleSimon VandekarLee WachtelJames LuccarelliPublished in: Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry (2023)
In conclusion, all patients responded to these treatments with improvement in their catatonic symptoms. Alternative pharmacologic interventions for catatonia, including benzodiazepines other than lorazepam, valproic acid, NMDA receptor antagonists, and atypical antipsychotics were safe and effective in treating catatonia in this population.