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Differential diagnosis

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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  • schizophrenic (catatonic) excitement:
    • does not usually produce sustained over-activity
    • other first rank symptoms present or develop

  • drug-induced excitement:
    • amphetamines - more commonly, a paranoid schizophrenic like state
    • cocaine
    • large amounts of cannabis

  • frontal lobe lesions with gradual onset of disinhibited, expansive behaviour

  • hyperthyroidism - other signs of thyrotoxicosis

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