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The British Journal of Psychiatry (1965) 111: 254-257. doi: 10.1192/bjp.111.472.254
© 1965 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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The Relationship Between Catatonic-Delirious States and Schizophrenia, in the Light of a Follow-up Study (Stauder's Lethal Catatonia)

D. LASKOWSKA M.D.1, K. URBANIAK M.A.2, and A. JUS M.D.3

1 Consultant Psychiatrist, Kochanowka Hospital, Lodz, Poland
2 Psychologist, Kochanowka Hospital, Lodz, Poland
3 Professor of Psychiatry, Medical Academy, Warsaw; Klinika Psychiatryczna A.M., Pruszkow K/Warszawy, ul. Partyzantow 65, Poland

During the years 1951 to 1960 the authors treated 55 patients with the acute syndrome of catatonic delirium. Fever of unknown origin and subsequent amnesia of various severity were present in all cases. Twenty of these patients died during the acute stage of illness and death was more common amongst women. There was an absence of pathological abnormalities on autopsy which could account for cause of death. In the surviving 32 patients a follow-up from 2-12 years revealed that 27 became chronic schizophrenics and the remaining 5 were symptom-free. There was no evidence of organic dementia in any of the cases. This study lends support to the view that lethal catatonia of Stauder belongs to the group of schizophrenic disorders.




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