Table 1 Clinical data
Patient | Sex | Age (years) | Psychiatric illness | Duration of psychiatric illness/number of previous hospitalizations | Weight (in kg)/loss (in kg)/% initial body weight | Onset of symptoms (in days prior to examination) | Main presenting symptom | Medications | Concomitant pathology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Male | 57 | Major depressive episode in the context of a major depressive disorder | 7 months/2 hospitalizations. | 71/12/16.9% | 20 | Footdrop R, weakness of dorsiflexor muscles R. | maprotiline amitriptyline, diazepam, levomepromazine | none |
2 | Male | 43 | Schizophrenic disorder | 23 years/none | 70/20/22.2% | 45 | Footdrop L | olanzapine, haloperidol, biperiden | well controlled diabetes |
3 | Male | 29 | Schizophrenic disorder | 6 years/2 hospitalizations | 68/20/22.7% | 18 | Weakness R | trifluoperazine, amitriptyline biperiden. | none |
4 | Male | 62 | Major depressive episode in the context of a major depressive disorder | 1 year/1 hospitalization | 67/18/21.2% | 55 | Weakness of dorsiflexor muscles L | amitriptyline, clomipramine, chlorpromazine, quazepam. | none |
5 | Male | 36 | Major depressive episode in the context of a major depressive disorder | 4 years/none | 92/23/20% | 20 | Weakness of dorsiflexor muscles L > R | clomipramine, sertraline | none |
6 | Female | 73 | Major depressive episode in the context of a major depressive disorder | 2 years/1 hospitalization | 66/10/13.2% | 45 | Weakness of dorsiflexor muscles R | paroxetine, mirtazapine | none |
7 | Male | 38 | Schizophrenic disorder | 2 years/2 hospitalizations | 70/13/15.6% | 60 | Footdrop L, weakness of dorsiflexor muscles L. | aripiprazole, olanzapine | none |
8 | Male | 41 | Schizophrenic disorder | 21 years/3 hospitalizations | 118/35/22.9% | 7 years (2520) | sensory deficits R | risperidone, clomipramine, bromazepam | well controlled diabetes |
9 | Male | 43 | Major depressive episode in the context of a major depressive disorder | 20 years/1 hospitalization | 106/12/11.3% | 90 | Footdrop R, weakness of dorsiflexor muscles R | venlafaxine hydrochloride, levomepromazine, quetiapine fumarate, escitalopram, clorazepate dipotassium, lamotrigine | none |