Coma vigil masquerading as psychiatric illness
Shraberg, D.; D'Souza, T.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 43(9): 375-376
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-6689 PMID: 6181053 Document Number: 188383
A patient is described who had the hyperpathic variety of akinetic mutism (coma vigil), which was mistaken for a dissociative state. The case discussion emphasizes the importance of differentiating neuropsychiatric syndromes from those which are purely psychiatric in nature in order that appropriate treatment may be given.