Article · Volume 5, Issue 4 · pp. 261–264

Catatonia in mixed alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal

Aniruddha Basu¹, Amit Jagtiani¹, Rajiv Gupta¹

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

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Alcohol; benzodiazepine; catatonia; withdrawal

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