Catatonia Development in a Schizoaffective Patient following Electroconvulsive Therapy

authors:

avatar Jamal shams 1 , * , avatar Behrouz Rahmani 1 , avatar Farzad Asefi 1 , avatar Shahram Daneshfar 2

Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Psychiatry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

How To Cite shams J, Rahmani B, Asefi F, Daneshfar S. Catatonia Development in a Schizoaffective Patient following Electroconvulsive Therapy. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2010;4(2): 58-60. 

Abstract

Catatonia is a syndrome that can be treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Hence, onset of catatonia during treatment of patients with ECT is not expected. In this manuscript, a schizoaffective disorder patient with a positive history of traumatic brain injury and no consumption of benzodiazepines is being reported, who became catatonic during ECT.
Declaration of interest: None

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