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Catatonia in mixed alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal

Aniruddha Basu1★, Amit Jagtiani1, Rajiv Gupta1★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Psychiatry, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.

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Aniruddha Basu

Department of Psychiatry, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.

Received: 10-12-2013; Revised: 26-03-2014; Accepted: 25-04-2014.

Volume 5, Issue 4 · pp. 261–264 · PUBLISHED 2014 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.142449

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Catatonia is mostly caused by different neuropsychiatric conditions. We report a case of a 30 year old man suffering from both alcohol and benzodiazepine dependence who exhibited catatonic features soon after stopping the intake of substances. This case will help clinicians to recognize catatonic features within the varied symptomatology of substance withdrawal and thereby helping in its early diagnosis and management.

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    Basu, A., Jagtiani, A., & Gupta, R. (2014). Catatonia in mixed alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 5(4), 261–264. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.142449