Case Presentation: A 15-year-old male with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), depression, and anxiety presented to the emergency department (ED) with aphasia, agitation, and unusual gait. His mother reported stuttering, decreased oral intake, and difficulty with daily activities. He visited the ED for similar symptoms over the past few months. His outpatient provider trialed lorazepam, which [...]

Case Presentation: A 34 year-old woman with no significant past medical or psychiatric history presented to our emergency department (ED) with concern for catatonia. Two months prior, the patient developed sudden onset of bizarre behavior, aggression, and psychosis leading to a one-month admission at an outside psychiatric hospital. She did not improve clinically despite treatment [...]

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 53-year-old male with hypertension presented to the emergency department with progressively worsening of altered mental status. Family reported fatigue, poor appetite, confusion, slow responses, social withdrawal, missing work. Patient experienced slowing of thought process, soft speech, déjà vu (events replaying over and over again in mind). He [...]