Incidence of Catatonia in Children and Adolescents in a Paediatric Psychiatric Clinic

Thakur, Anupam; Jagadheesan, Karuppiah; Dutta, S; Sinha, Vinod Kumar

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01125.x

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“…This hypothesis was verified since the entire study group had presented many lifetime catatonic features. This finding is in line with the previous studies by Thakur et al [13] and Green et al [14]. …”

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“…However, despite that catatonia also occurs among children and adolescents [12], it has been sparsely studied among this age group. In a study by Thakur et al [13], 17.7% of the children and adolescents who suffered from affective and non-affective psychotic disorders showed at least two signs of catatonia. Green et al [14] reported that 31.6% of 38 hospitalized children with schizophrenia manifested catatonic features.…”

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Catatonic features in adolescents with schizophrenia with and without a comorbid pervasive developmental disorder

Waris

Lindberg

Kettunen

et al. 2014

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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BackgroundCatatonia has been associated with both schizophrenia and pervasive developmental disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate catatonic features among adolescents suffering from schizophrenia. Further, we compared these features between adolescents with a comorbid pervasive developmental disorder and those without one. Finally, we wanted to compare the profile of catatonia-like features of our schizophrenia patients to that described earlier among persons with autism spectrum disorders.MethodsThe study comprised a consecutive sample of 18 adolescents with schizophrenia (mean age 15.6 years, SD 1.4) and their families. Diagnosis of schizophrenia was assessed with the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Aged Children – Present and Life-Time (K-SADS-PL) for the DSM-IV. The Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders version 11 was used to assess catatonic features.ResultsAll adolescents with schizophrenia had showed some lifetime catatonic features. Approximately 78% of them had already expressed these features before the age of 10. The number of catatonic features before the age of 10 was significantly higher among the adolescents with a comorbid pervasive developmental disorder compared to those without one. The numbers of catatonic features after the age of 10 did not significantly differ between the two groups. Over three-quarters of schizophrenia patients shared four lifetime catatonic features: “lacks facial expression”, “odd intonation”, “poor eye contact” and “lack of cooperation”.ConclusionsAdolescent schizophrenia patients with a comorbid pervasive developmental disorder show many catatonic features in childhood whereas those without one seem to develop these features first in adolescence. Catatonic features exhibited by adolescents with schizophrenia resemble those described among persons with pervasive developmental disorders without schizophrenia.

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confidence: 94%

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Catatonic features in adolescents with schizophrenia with and without a comorbid pervasive developmental disorder

Waris

Lindberg

Kettunen

et al. 2014

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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“…It is most commonly associated with mood disorder. 2 Other psychiatric conditions that should be considered are schizophrenia and pervasive developmental disorder. Neurological conditions like seizure disorder, juvenile Parkinson disease, metabolic disorders, and psychoactive substance use need to be ruled out.…”

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“…The symptoms predominantly consist of delusions and hallucinations. 1,2 Green et al 3 examined 38 children with schizophrenic disorder who were younger than 12 years of age, and indicated that catatonia or other grossly disorganized behavior was present in 31.6% of the cases. In an Indian study by Thakur et al, 2 5.5% of the entire sample and 17.7% of the patients with affective and nonaffective psychotic disorders had at least two signs of catatonia.…”

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Pediatric Catatonia in Early-onset Schizophrenia and Treatment Implications

Vispute¹,

Vanjari²,

Nayak³

et al. 2017

MGM Journal of Medical Sciences

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A 13-year-old girl presented with symptoms of catatonia during second episode of early-onset schizophrenia. Catatonic features seen were motoric immobility, extreme negativism, mutism, ambitendency, and refusal to take food. She was initially treated with antipsychotic drugs but developed side effects. In view of life-threatening situation and absence of improvement, she was treated with electroconvulsive therapies (ECTs). Nine adequately spaced ECTs were given using propofol as the anesthetic agent. She showed significant response to ECTs with respect to her symptoms of catatonia and activities of daily living.

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“…Presence of catatonia in psychiatric conditions other than schizophrenia and major mood disorders, specifically in the context of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Catatonia not infrequently occurs in these disorders in the absence of major mood or other diagnosable psychotic disorders (Thakur et al, 2003;Dhossche et al, 2007;Ghaziuddin et al, 2012). The occurrence of catatonia in autism and other developmental disorders has important prognostic and treatment implications.…”

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Catatonia in DSM-5

Tandon

Heckers

Bustillo

et al. 2013

Schizophrenia Research

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Incidence of Catatonia in Children and Adolescents in a Paediatric Psychiatric Clinic

Abstract: This study shows that catatonia occurs in children and adolescents. Further studies are essential to clarify the distribution of catatonia across various diagnoses and the outcome of paediatric catatonia.

Cited by 70 publications

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Catatonic features in adolescents with schizophrenia with and without a comorbid pervasive developmental disorder

Catatonic features in adolescents with schizophrenia with and without a comorbid pervasive developmental disorder

Pediatric Catatonia in Early-onset Schizophrenia and Treatment Implications

Catatonia in DSM-5

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