Catatonic syndrome associated with lead intoxication: a case report

Catatonic syndrome associated with lead intoxication: a case report

INTRODUCTION Little is known about catatonia associated with lead intoxication. CASE PRESENTATION A retired printing house worker man presented with one week history of refusal to eat and mutism. He was treated with possible diagnosis of catatonia with administration of Lorazepam 3 mg P.O. daily. Significant improvement occurred after 48 hours. In further examinations, there was no evidence o...

[Catatonic syndrome associated with mixed bipolar disorder: a case report and therapeutic considerations].

Peganum harmala intoxication, a case report

Objective: Peganum harmala (P. harmala), “Espand” in Persian, has small seeds and has been used in traditional medicine as emmenagogue and an abortifacient. It has various pharmacological effects such as antifungal, antibacterial, hypothermic, anticancer, antinociceptive, and reversible monoamine oxidase inhibition. Case details: This case was a 45 years old woman who ingested about 50 grams se...

Thymoma Associated with Hypergammaglobulinemia: A Case Report

  Thymoma is a term that should be restricted to neoplasms of thymic epithelial cells, irrespective of the presence or the number of lymphocytes. The usual location of thymoma is the antrosuperior mediastinum; however, this tumor can also occur in other mediastinal compartments, in the neck, within the thyroid gland, in the pericardial cavity, the pulmonary hilum, within the lung parenchyma, o...

Mccune-Albright Syndrome: A Case Report Associated with Pamidronate Therapy and Literature Review

McCune-Albright Syndrome (MAS) is a rare sporadic disease characterized by bone fibrous dysplasia, Café au lait spots and a variable association of hyperfunction endocrine disorders. There is not any certain treatment available for this syndrome, and both physical and emotional disability in these patients is still a major concern for physicians. In present report we have described a 10- year-o...