ArticleThe Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences2024
Generalized Periodic Discharges Associated With Catatonia and Delirium: A Case Series.
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- Electrographic Features of Catatonia With or Without Comorbid Delirium.The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Harvard Electroencephalography Database: A comprehensive clinical electroencephalographic resource from four Boston hospitals.Epilepsia · 2025Article
- Catatonia and epilepsy: An underappreciated relationship.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2024Review
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objectiveGeneralized periodic discharges are a repeated and generalized electroencephalography (EEG) pattern that can be seen in the context of altered mental status. This article describes a series of five individuals with generalized periodic discharges who demonstrated signs and symptoms of catatonia, a treatable neuropsychiatric condition.
methodsInpatients with a clinical diagnosis of catatonia, determined with the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS), and EEG recordings with generalized periodic discharges were analyzed in a retrospective case series.
resultsFive patients with catatonia and generalized periodic discharges on EEG were evaluated from among 106 patients with catatonia and contemporaneous EEG measurements. Four of these patients showed an improvement in catatonia severity when treated with benzodiazepines, with an average reduction of 6.75 points on the BFCRS.
conclusionsAmong patients with generalized periodic discharges, catatonia should be considered, in the appropriate clinical context. Patients with generalized periodic discharges and catatonia may benefit from treatment with empiric trials of benzodiazepines.
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