A Catatonic Schizophrenia Case Treated Effectively with Aripiprazole
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چکیده
Katatonik şizofreni şizofreninin sık rastlanılmayan bir alt tipi olup; katalepsi veya stupor, istemli hareketlerde postür alma, aşırı negativizim, mutizm, manyerizm, ekolali ve ekopraksi gibi sterotipik hareketler şeklinde klinik belirtiler gösterir. Atipik antipsikotikler, benzodiazepinler, EKT ve NMDA antagonistlerinin katatonik şizofreninin tedavisinde etkili olduğu bildirilse de, halen katatonik şizofreninin etkin tedavisi hakkındaki bilgiler yetersizdir. Bu yazıda, kısa bir sürede aripipirazol ile etkin şekilde tedavi edilen katatonik şizofreni tanılı bir olgu sunulmuştur.
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