Catatonic Coma in a Patient With Schizophrenia Receiving Palliative Care With Reversal of Symptoms With Lorazepam

David R. Spiegel, MD; Kripa Ahuja, MS; Ann Ayzman, BS; Faith E. Reid, BS; James Worfolk, BS

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2023;25(1):22cr03301

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