Department of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore 560029, India.

Resurgence of catatonia following tapering or stoppage of lorazepam - A case series and implications.

Published in Asian journal of psychiatry

The resurgence of catatonia following tapering of lorazepam is a common clinical phenomenon. However, there is limited evidence on the relationship between tapering method of lorazepam and resurgence of catatonic state. We report seven (0.6%) such patients who were found to have resurgence of catatonia. The mean age is 35.7 years; five of them had ...