Weiss, Santander, Torres, 2013 [16] | Longitudinal study | n = 1
- 22 year old woman who has had depression, catatonia, and Cotard’s syndrome; has neuroleptic malignant syndrome as result of using Risperidone, recovered later; has leukoencephalopathy | 4 months | Brain NMR ECT Haloperidol Lorazepam Risperidone Chlorpromazine Zolpidem Life support in ICU Bromocriptine Nasogastric intubation Olanzapine Lamotrigine | Trouble sleeping Decreased attention span Depressive episode Restlessness Delusions, claimed that she killed her mother, the world, saved the world, etc. Catatonia (motor rigidity) | After maintenance of ECT for 2 months, with lamotrigine and olanzapine, (4 months), she improved greatly and no longer showed delusional and psychotic symptoms. She has been euthymic and functional | The patient experienced neurological damage (leukoencephalopathy), and had an episode of neurological malignant syndrome as result of one of her prior treatments, which may have caused some of the results and cannot compare to other case studies of Cotard’s syndrome
It is a case study, so it cannot be generalized | United States |