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lorazepam and Autism Spectrum Disorder

lorazepam has been researched along with Autism Spectrum Disorder in 4 studies

Lorazepam: A benzodiazepine used as an anti-anxiety agent with few side effects. It also has hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and considerable sedative properties and has been proposed as a preanesthetic agent.

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Wide continuum of associated cognitive and neurobehavioral disorders, including, but not limited to, three core-defining features: impairments in socialization, impairments in verbal and nonverbal communication, and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors. (from DSM-V)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Catatonia was first described by Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum in 1874, occurring in association with other psychiatric and medical disorders."2.66Catatonia in Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder. ( Andersen, L; Ghaziuddin, M; Ghaziuddin, N, 2020)
"Catatonia has been increasingly recognized in people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)."2.61Electroconvulsive Treatment for Catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorders. ( Dhossche, DM; Withane, N, 2019)

Research

Studies (4)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's2 (50.00)24.3611
2020's2 (50.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Garel, N1
Joober, R1
Ghaziuddin, N1
Andersen, L1
Ghaziuddin, M1
Faisal, M1
Pradeep, V1
O'Hanrahan, S1
Withane, N1
Dhossche, DM1

Reviews

2 reviews available for lorazepam and Autism Spectrum Disorder

ArticleYear
Catatonia in Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
    Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America, 2020, Volume: 29, Issue:3

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Benzodiazepines; Catatonia; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Hu

2020
Electroconvulsive Treatment for Catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
    Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America, 2019, Volume: 28, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adolescent Psychiatry; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Benzodiazepines; Catatonia; Electroconv

2019

Other Studies

2 other studies available for lorazepam and Autism Spectrum Disorder

ArticleYear
Treatment of first-episode psychosis in patients with autism-spectrum disorder and intellectual deficiency
    Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN, 2019, Nov-01, Volume: 44, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Akathisia, Drug-Induced; Antipsychotic Agents; Aripiprazole; Autism Spectrum Disorder; D

2019
Case of paediatric catatonia precipitated by antipsychotic withdrawal in a child with autism spectrum disorder.
    BMJ case reports, 2021, Apr-23, Volume: 14, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Antipsychotic Agents; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Catatonia; Female; Humans; Lorazepam; Ri

2021