448 top medical experts on Catatonia across 51 countries and 33 U.S. states, including 319 MDs (Physicians). This is based on an objective analysis of their Scientific Publications, Clinical Trials, Medicare, and NIH Grants.

  1. Catatonia: A neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by one or more of the following essential features: immobility, mutism, negativism (active or passive refusal to follow commands), mannerisms, stereotypies, posturing, grimacing, excitement, echolalia, echopraxia, muscular rigidity, and stupor; sometimes punctuated by sudden violent outbursts, panic, or hallucinations. This condition may be associated with psychiatric illnesses (e.g., schizophrenia; mood disorders) or organic disorders (neuroleptic malignant syndrome; encephalitis, etc.). (From DSM-IV, 4th ed, 1994; APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
  2. Clinical guidelines are the recommended starting point to understand initial steps and current protocols in any disease or procedure:
  3. Broader Categories (#Experts): Behavioral Symptoms (1,342).
  4. Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov : at least 9 including 1 Active, 2 Completed, 2 Recruiting


  

        

                    


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  1. Heckers, Stephan H   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Medical school: Other (MD, 1988)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 73.2/100
    Subjects: Delirium; Depression; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Schizophrenia, Catatonic; Aging
    Categories: Diagnosis; Physiopathology; Classification; Genetics; Complications; Drug Therapy
    Structure and neural mechanisms of catatonia. (2019)
    Catatonia in DSM-5. (2013)

  2. Fricchione, Gregory Lewis   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: . Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Case Reports  Review 
    Medical school: New York University School of Medicine (MD, 1978)
    Medicare Accepted
    Subjects: Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis; Adenovirus Infections, Human; Anticonvulsants; Antipsychotic Agents; Basal Ganglia
    Categories: Psychology; Physiopathology; Therapeutic Use; Drug Therapy; Epidemiology; Complications
    Catatonia in patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. (2019)
    Alternative treatment strategies for catatonia: A systematic review. (2017)

  3. Wilson, Jo Ellen   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 73.2/100
    Subjects: Delirium; Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis; Brain; COVID-19; Critical Illness
    Categories: Diagnosis; Physiopathology; Complications; Drug Therapy; Epidemiology; Therapeutic Use
    Structure and neural mechanisms of catatonia. (2019)
    Delirium and Catatonia in Critically Ill Patients: The Delirium and Catatonia Prospective Cohort Investigation. (2017)

  4. Ghaziuddin, Neera   Psychiatry   ClinicalTrials.gov Google Publications
    University of Michigan, University of Michigan Medical Center, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: .
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Subjects: Autistic Disorder; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome; Self-Injurious Behavior; Aggression
    Categories: Complications; Therapy; Diagnosis; Psychology; Drug Therapy; Therapeutic Use
    Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome/Malignant Catatonia in Child Psychiatry: Literature Review and a Case Series. (2017)
    Catatonia in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. (2010)

  5. Reti, Irving Michael   Psychiatry  Google Publications
    b Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Relevant US NIH Grant Funding: $450,052 over the last 5 years
    Subjects: Electroconvulsive Therapy; Autistic Disorder; Depressive Disorder, Major; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Cerebellum
    Categories: Therapy; Complications; Abnormalities; Etiology; History; Methods
    Key updates in the clinical application of electroconvulsive therapy. (2017)
    Neuroleptic malignant syndrome and delirious mania as malignant catatonia in autism: prompt relief with electroconvulsive therapy. (2015)

  6. Denysenko, Lex   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine. Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 USA. E-MAIL: .
    Physician  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 100/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 2 biomedical companies, totalling $5,500, including $5,500 from  Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
    Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antipsychotic Agents; Benzodiazepines; Cefoxitin; Ciprofloxacin
    Categories: Adverse Effects; Pharmacology; Therapeutic Use; Chemically Induced; Complications; Antagonists & Inhibitors
    Catatonia in the medically ill: Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. The Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Evidence-Based Medicine Subcommittee Monograph. (2018)
    Cefoxitin and ciprofloxacin neurotoxicity and catatonia in a patient on hemodialysis. (2011)

  7. Caroff, Stanley N   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia; and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.) in 2021 for $2,875
    Subjects: Depressive Disorder, Major; Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome; Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis; Catalepsy; Central Nervous System Stimulants
    Categories: Diagnosis; Complications; Therapeutic Use; Drug Therapy; Psychology
    The catatonia conundrum: evidence of psychomotor phenomena as a symptom dimension in psychotic disorders. (2010)
    Catatonia in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. (2010)

  8. Carroll, Brendan T   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio, USA.
    Physician  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 92/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 120 biomedical companies, totalling $3,023.61, including $1,296.69 from  Alkermes, Inc.
    Subjects: Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; Antipsychotic Agents; Benzodiazepines; Dextromethorphan
    Categories: Diagnosis; Pharmacology; Therapeutic Use; Antagonists & Inhibitors; Drug Therapy; Epidemiology
    Catatonia in the medically ill: Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. The Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Evidence-Based Medicine Subcommittee Monograph. (2018)
    Catatonia in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. (2010)

  9. Nicolson, Stephen E   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. Electronic address: .
    Physician  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Medical school: Un of California, Irvine, College of Medicine (MD, 2002)
    Medicare Accepted
    Subjects: Delirium; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefoxitin; Ciprofloxacin; Critical Illness
    Categories: Adverse Effects; Chemically Induced; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Diagnostic Imaging; Standards
    Delirium and Catatonia in Critically Ill Patients: The Delirium and Catatonia Prospective Cohort Investigation. (2017)
    The diagnostic criteria and structure of catatonia. (2015)

  10. Beach, Scott R   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Published  Case Reports  Review 
    Subjects: Anticonvulsants; Antipsychotic Agents; Basal Ganglia; Borderline Personality Disorder; Brain Diseases
    Categories: Physiopathology; Diagnosis; Therapeutic Use; Antagonists & Inhibitors; Drug Therapy; Psychology
    Alternative treatment strategies for catatonia: A systematic review. (2017)
    Cingulate-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical aspects of catatonia and implications for treatment. (2019)

  11. Cooper, Joseph J   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, USA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Case Reports  Review 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 60/100
    Subjects: Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Neuropsychological Tests; Cognitive Dysfunction; Delirium
    Categories: Etiology; Diagnosis; Therapy; Complications; Methods; Education
    Anti- (2019)
    Catatonia Under-Diagnosis in the General Hospital. (2018)

  12. Azzam, Pierre N   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA; Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA.
    Physician  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Subjects: Contracture; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Malnutrition; Pressure Ulcer; Pulmonary Embolism
    Categories: Etiology; Prevention & Control; Urine; Complications; Diagnosis; Legislation & Jurisprudence
    Guidelines for preventing common medical complications of catatonia: case report and literature review. (2014)
    Prototypes of catatonia: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the general hospital. (2013)

  13. Coffey, Barbara J   Psychiatry  Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
    Physician  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Subjects: Anticonvulsants; Lorazepam; Psychotic Disorders; Schizophrenia; Antipsychotic Agents
    Categories: Therapeutic Use; Drug Therapy; Physiopathology; Diagnosis; Complications; Psychology
    Multidisciplinary Management of Adolescent Early-Onset, Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia Complicated by Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Catatonia in Acute Exacerbations. (2018)
    High-Dose Benzodiazepines in Treatment of Malignant Catatonia in an Adolescent: Lorazepam, Clonazepam, and Differing Efficacy. (2021)

  14. Spiegel, David R   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.
    Physician  Highly Published  Case Reports 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 74.8/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 142 biomedical companies, totalling $102,400.91, including $46,702.29 from  ITI, Inc.
    Subjects: Antipsychotic Agents; Benzodiazepines; Hypertensive Encephalopathy; Algorithms; Antihypertensive Agents
    Categories: Therapeutic Use; Drug Therapy; Administration & Dosage; Complications; Etiology; Prevention & Control
    A Case of Schizophrenia With Catatonia Resistant to Lorazepam and Olanzapine Monotherapy But Responsive to Combination Treatment: Is It Time to Consider Using Select Second-Generation Antipsychotics Earlier in the Treatment Algorithm for This Patient Type? (2019)
    A case of catatonia due to posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome treated successfully with antihypertensives and adjunctive olanzapine. (2011)

  15. Carpenter, William T   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
    Physician 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 2 biomedical companies, totalling $1,444, including $1,444 from  Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Subjects: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Psychotic Disorders; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia, Paranoid
    Categories: Diagnosis; Classification
    Catatonia in DSM-5. (2013)
    Psychotic disorders in DSM-5: summary of changes. (2013)

  16. Aloysi, Amy S   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
    Physician  Case Reports 
    Medical school: Other (MD, 2001)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 72.4/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 2 biomedical companies, totalling $147.8, including $147.8 from  LivaNova USA, Inc.
    Subjects: Electroconvulsive Therapy
    Categories: Therapy; Methods
    Electroconvulsive therapy for catatonia. (2010)
    Cases of catatonia on an academic electroconvulsive therapy service: lessons to learn. (2011)

  17. Sarkis, Rani A   Neurology  Google Publications
    The Department of Neurology, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Top Hospital
    Physician  Review 
    Subjects: Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis; Antipsychotic Agents; Delusions; Hallucinations; Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
    Categories: Etiology; Complications
    Anti- (2019)
    Risk of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in Encephalitides: Response to Caroff. (2019)

  18. Lim, Christopher T   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Case Reports 
    Subjects: Benzodiazepines; Coronavirus Infections; Delusions; Developmental Disabilities; Hallucinations
    Categories: Physiopathology; Therapeutic Use; Administration & Dosage; Diagnosis; Etiology
    A Case of Catatonia in a Man With COVID-19. (2020)
    Challenges of managing a first episode of pediatric catatonia. (2019)

  19. Ross, Colin A   Psychiatry   Google Publications
    a The Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma , Richardson , Texas , USA.
    Physician 
    Subjects: Dissociative Disorders; Adult Survivors of Child Abuse; Autistic Disorder; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Schizophrenia
    Categories: Diagnosis; Psychology
    The relationship between catatonia and dissociation: A preliminary investigation. (2016)
    Problems with autism, catatonia and schizophrenia in DSM-5. (2014)

  20. Maixner, Daniel F   Psychiatry  Google Publications
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
    Physician  Case Reports 
    Subjects: Electroconvulsive Therapy; Anterior Temporal Lobectomy; Autistic Disorder; Puberty
    Categories: Psychology; Therapy; Adverse Effects; Etiology
    Onset of catatonia at puberty: electroconvulsive therapy response in two autistic adolescents. (2010)
    Catatonia following surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy. (2010)

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