Cawkwell, Philip B ORCID: 0000-0002-7873-1896, Mayor, Ivan Daniel and Shaw, Richard J ORCID: 0000-0001-7027-8997
(2021)
Catatonia in a 6-year-old Patient Following Disseminated Group A Streptococcus Infection.
Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 18 (1-3).
pp. 17-20.
Abstract
Pediatric catatonia is a complex entity that is easily missed in the hospital setting and seldom reported in the literature. Here, we present the case of a 6-year-old previously healthy female patient who was initially thought to have intractable delirium secondary to disseminated Group A streptococcus (GAS) infection. Careful examination, utilization of the Pediatric Catatonia Rating Scale, and lorazepam challenge were key to elucidating the diagnosis. While GAS is most often associated with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) in the child and adolescent population, we reviewed the limited literature to suggest a mechanism by which it can lead to catatonia. Further systematic study of catatonia in the pediatric population is warranted to better understand pathogenesis and long-term neuropsychiatric outcomes.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Catatonia, Group A streptococcus, neuropsychiatry, pediatric catatonia |
Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2022 16:01 |
Last Modified: | 08 Mar 2023 19:05 |
Open Access URL: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC81955... |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3165567 |