Archive 1995–2023
2009, volume 25, issue 2
Case report
A case of catatonic schizophrenia – successful outcome of treatment with aripiprazole and clozapine
Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 2009, 2, 109–112
Keywords: catatonia, catatonic schizophrenia, treatment, aripiprazole, clozapine
Summary
The topic of the article is a case report of catatonic schizophrenia diagnosed in twenty-two year old female. Her mental status underwent rapid deterioration showing clinical picture of catatonic syndrome. Pharmacological treatment by various antipsychotic drugs proved to be not successful or caused serious side effects. It was not until the administration of aripiprazole (up to 22.5 mg/day), with clozapine (up to 200 mg/day) that her mental status signifi cantly improved and all psychopathological symptoms gradually resolved. One and half year after this episode, the patient continues her academic activity (psychological faculty), taking aripiprazole, 7.5 mg/day.
Correspondence address
Miłosz Krzywotulski
Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych UM w Poznaniu
ul. Szpitalna 27/33, 60-572 Poznań
tel. (061) 8475087, fax (061) 8480392
e-mail: [email]mkszyfy@tlen.pl[/email]
Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych UM w Poznaniu
ul. Szpitalna 27/33, 60-572 Poznań
tel. (061) 8475087, fax (061) 8480392
e-mail: [email]mkszyfy@tlen.pl[/email]