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Encephalitis Lethargica, a Contemporary Cause of Catatonic Stupor

A Report of Two Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John Johnson  and
P. A. Lucey
John Johnson*
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester
P. A. Lucey
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester
*
Withington Hospital, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR
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Extract

Two cases of catatonic stupor are described due to presumed encephalitis lethargica. Catatonic and obsessional phenomena in the setting of a depressive psychosis associated with a movement disorder may constitute a post-encephalitic syndrome.

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Brief Report
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 4 , October 1987 , pp. 550 - 552
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1987 

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