Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3237935 | General Hospital Psychiatry | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We describe the case of a 63-year-old woman with catatonia induced by idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHP). The patient was treated for IHP with prednisolone for approximately 1 year. When she presented with catatonia, no significant changes could be detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compared with the previous imaging results; electroencephalography (EEG) revealed a delta-wave focus over the left frontotemporal region. High-dose steroid therapy was effective in resolving the catatonic symptomatology and EEG abnormality.
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Authors
Fumiaki M.D., Ph.D., Naohiro M.D., Setsu M.D., Ph.D., Kazumasa M.D., Ph.D., Shuichi M.D., Ph.D., Hiroo M.D., Ph.D.,