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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