Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) presenting with catatonic symptoms

AbstractIn this report, we demonstrate through a putative case that Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) can present with a catatonic syndrome which can pose diagnostic and management challenges. The patient was an 88‐year‐old gentleman presenting with acute psychotic and catatonic symptoms on a background of 5 months of functional decline. He showed good response of catatonic symptoms to Clonazepam and psychotic symptoms to Olanzapine. This led to resolution of behavioral problems and the establishment of a putative diagnosis of DLB.Patients with DLB may present with catatonic states; benzodiazepines help resolve catatonic symptoms and facilitate assessment in such patients; and Olanzapine effectively treats psychotic symptoms in DLB.