Abstract
Catalonia is a rare but severe condition in adolescents that can be associated with both psychiatric and organic causes. The present report notes that systemic lupus erythematosus should be considered among possible causes of catatonia and shows that plasma exchange could be an efficient treatment option for such neuropsychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus, to avoid the use of electroconvulsive therapy in young patients.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 497-499 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adolescence
- Catatonia
- Plasma exchange
- Systemic lupus erythematosus