Abstract
Catatonia is a motor and behavioural syndrome with multiple psychiatric, general medical and neurological aetiologies that might be simultaneously present. B12 deficiency is a rare, treatable cause of catatonia, not always easy to rule out. The authors present a case of a woman with catatonia associated with severe cyanocobalamin deficiency, admitted to an internal medicine ward. The benign course was related to an adequate and early diagnosis.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 214233 |
Journal | BMJ case reports |
Volume | 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Apr 2016 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Catatonia
- Female
- Humans
- Internal Medicine
- Vitamin B 12
- Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
- Case Reports
- Journal Article