Alternative psychopharmacologic treatments for pediatric catatonia: a retrospective analysis.

Joshua Ryan SmithIsaac BaldwinTasia YorkCarina AndersonTrey McGonigleSimon VandekarLee WachtelJames Luccarelli

Published 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.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
patient reported