Electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with multiple sclerosis and recurrent catatonia

Theodote K. Pontikes; Stephen H. Dinwiddie

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Electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with multiple sclerosis and recurrent catatonia

Theodote K. Pontikes, Stephen H. Dinwiddie

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

Catatonia is a rare complication of multiple sclerosis (MS). We present a case of a 28-year-old inpatient with MS successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) after developing a catatonic syndrome. A subsequent relapse also responded to ECT, after which the patient received maintenance ECT for 13 months without complications. Follow-up 18 months later did not reveal any evidence of neurological deterioration. We conclude that ECT was a safe and effective treatment in this MS patient.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	270-271
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of ECT
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181d039e6
State	Published - Dec 1 2010

Keywords

catatonia
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
multiple sclerosis (MS)

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Psychiatry and Mental health
Neuroscience (miscellaneous)

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