A Case and Proposed Mechanism of Catatonia During the Post-Acute Phase of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection

David R. Spiegel, MD; Alice Kisteneff, MD; Whitney Fidelis, BA; Jenna Frawley, BS; Daniel Connelly, BS; Abbey McLean, MD; Aaron Lopacinski, BS; Nicole Crofton, BS; Callie Dacyczyn, BS; Ann Ayzman, BS; Bradley Conlin, BS; Andrew Rickelmann, BS; Merete Lund, BS; Vanessa Rave, MS

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2022;24(3):21cr03233

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