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Sep 2026
Case Report: Unmasking catatonia in adolescents: a potential triggering role of corticosteroids in two clinical cases
Background Catatonia is a transdiagnostic syndrome marked by motor, behavioral, and autonomic disturbances. Corticosteroids, commonly used to treat suspected neuroinflammatory conditions, may rarely precipitate or exacerbate psychiatric symptoms, including catatonia, in children and adolescents. Methods We describe two...
Margherita De Biase, R. Averna, Gianluca Sesso et al.
· Frontiers in Psychiatry · 0 citations