Two sides of the same coin: a case report of first-episode catatonic syndrome in a high-functioning autism patient

Background: Catatonic phenomena such as stupor, mutism, stereotypy, echolalia, echopraxia, affective flattening, psychomotor deficits, and social withdrawal are characteristic symptoms of both schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), suggesting overlapping pathophysiological similarities s...

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Hauptverfasser: Hefter, Dimitri (VerfasserIn) , Gass, Peter (VerfasserIn) , Hirjak, Dusan (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 12 April 2019
In: Frontiers in psychiatry
Year: 2019, Jahrgang: 10
ISSN:1664-0640
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Verfasserangaben:Dimitri Hefter, Cristina E. Topor, Peter Gass and Dusan Hirjak

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