MALIGNANT CATATONIA IN MEDICAL WARDS: A BROAD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Introduction Catatonia is an uncommon and heterogeneous psychomotor syndrome.It can be not only the manifestation of a psychiatric disorder but also a wide range of medical conditions.The malignant catatonia is a subtype of catatonia which includes dysautonomic signs such as hyperthermia or hemodynamic instability, and because most of the affected