Electro Convulsive Therapy in Pre-pubertal Catatonia: a Case Study

E.c.t. Induced Catationia: a Case Report

For a long time catatonic signs were considered to be the specific features of schizophrenia (Vogdt 1958). It soon became clear that such features may occur in functional psychoses other than schizophrenia and in fact, may even be more common in affective psychosis than schizophrenia (Abram & Taylor 1976). Apart from functional disorders like schizophrenia, affective psychosis and hysteria, a c...

Convulsive Status Epilepticus After Electroconvulsive Therapy

Status epilepticus is a very rare complication of electroconvulsive therapy. A case of a 58-year old patient with catatonic schizophrenia is reported who developed a status epilepticus after ECT. At a neurological critical care unit the status finally could be stopped. The origin of the epileptic status lastly remained unclear (German J Psychiatry 2013; 16(2): 81-83).

[Clozapine-associated neuroleptic malignant syndrome followed by catatonia: a case report].

OBJECTIVE Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare life-threatening condition associated with the use of antipsychotics and other drugs that influence dopaminergic transmission. Although NMS is typically associated with classical antipsychotics, it can also be induced by atypical antipsychotics. In this paper, we report a case of NMS associated with clozapine use. CASE A 27-year-old mal...

Fractures complicating electro-convulsive therapy and chronic epilepsy.

The use cu electro-convulsive therapy has established itself in psychiatric practice. Opinion varies considerably about the risk of fractured limbs and spines. Accidental electric shocks have caused severe injuries to the spine and limbs, but with electro-convulsive therapy the passage of the current is briefer, the voltage is lower, the amperage is less and the size of the terminals is smaller...

The mode of action of electro-convulsive therapy.