Postictal catatonia in a schizophrenic patient and electroconvulsive treatment

Gunduz A., Benbir G., Bayar R.

JOURNAL OF ECT, cilt.24, sa.2, ss.166-167, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/yct.0b013e318150665c
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ECT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.166-167
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Catatonic state has been related to variable medical, neurological, and psychiatric disorders. Although it is commonly associated with schizophrenia, epilepsy presenting as catatonialike seizures or ictal catatonia was rarely reported. Moreover, the coexistence of schizophrenia and epilepsy in a patient complicates the diagnosis and management. Here we report a case of postictal catatonia in a patient with schizophrenia who was successfully treated by electroconvulsive treatment, and in, this context, we aimed to review the therapeutic effect of electroconvulsive treatment in postictal catatonia.