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A Case of Catatonia Nearly Mistaken for Hepatic Encephalopathy

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We admitted a 49-year-old woman with hypertension and cirrhosis secondary to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with altered mental status. The patient’s family described a progressive decline in her ability to perform activities of daily living, interaction with others, speech, and motor function over 2 weeks. She was previously fully mobile and was currently bedbound. Her speech had deteriorated to mumbling that...