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Difficulties in Managing a Case of Stupor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Alison Conway
Alison Conway*
Affiliation:
Warlingham Park Hospital, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9YR
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Abstract

Stupor is a rare and dramatic presentation of a number of neurological and psychiatric conditions which can cause problems in both diagnosis and management. A case is described which illustrates these difficulties.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 162 , Issue 6 , June 1993 , pp. 826 - 828
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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