Gepubliceerd in:
01-07-2021 | Letter to the Editor
Case Report: Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis in a Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia
Auteurs:
Ganj Beebani, Nina Fabian, Nona Bhatia, Mauran Sivananthan
Gepubliceerd in:
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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Uitgave 7/2022
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Excerpt
A 21-year-old man with a history of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which was diagnosed in the 1st grade, presented to the psychiatric emergency department with signs and symptoms concerning for catatonia. Physical examinations revealed mutism, posturing, catalepsy, immobility, stupor, staring, negativism, withdrawal, impulsivity, mitgehen, ambitendency, and autonomic abnormality of tachycardia; Bush-Francis catatonia rating scale was 18. He was admitted to the general unit where extensive medical workup was completed which was unremarkable, and he was discharged with a prescription for lorazepam 1 mg three times per day. …