Abstract | OBJECTIVES: Pediatric catatonia is a rare and life-threatening syndrome. Around 20% of juvenile catatonia is associated with organic condition (Consoli et al., 2012). Autoimmune conditions represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge since specific antibodies can be missed. To facilitate decision making, we recently formulated a causality assessment score (CAUS) using a stepwise approach and an immunosuppressive therapeutic challenge (Ferrafiat et al., 2016). Our objectives were to validate retrospectively CAUS and to define its threshold for an accurate distinction between organic catatonia and non- organic catatonia, and specifically between autoimmune catatonia and non- organic catatonia. METHOD: To obtain a sufficient number of cases with organic catatonia, we pooled two samples (N=104) - one from a child psychiatry center, the other from neuro-pediatrics center - expert in catatonia and autoimmune conditions. Organic conditions were diagnosed using a multidisciplinary approach and numerous paraclinical investigations. Given the binary classification needs, we used receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis (Peacock and Peacock, 2010) to calculate the best classification threshold. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: Regarding juvenile catatonia, the use of the CAUS score algorithm combining a therapeutic challenge and a threshold≥5 may help to diagnose and treat autoimmune conditions even without formal identification of auto- antibodies.
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Authors | Vladimir Ferrafiat, Marie Raffin, Elena Freri, Tiziana Granata, Nardo Nardocci, Federica Zibordi, Nicolas Bodeau, Xavier Benarous, Bertrand Olliac, Elise Riquin, Jean Xavier, Sylvie Viaux, Julien Haroche, Zahir Amoura, Priscille Gerardin, David Cohen, Angèle Consoli |
Journal | Schizophrenia research
(Schizophr Res)
Vol. 200
Pg. 68-76
(10 2018)
ISSN: 1573-2509 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 28659239
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adolescent
- Algorithms
- Autoimmune Diseases
(complications, diagnosis, therapy)
- Catatonia
(diagnosis, etiology, immunology, therapy)
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Prospective Studies
- ROC Curve
- Retrospective Studies
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