Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia: A 3-Year Followup | Zendy

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Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia: A 3-Year Followup

Author(s) -

Ulrich Palm,

Philipp Strauss,

Christoph Born,

Oliver Pogarell

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.17

H-Index - 4

eISSN - 2090-682X

pISSN - 2090-6838

DOI - 10.1155/2011/638506

Subject(s) - medicine , electroconvulsive therapy , corpus callosum , aplasia , catatonia , agenesis of the corpus callosum , pediatrics , agenesis , surgery , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , anatomy

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a powerful treatment option in severe or chronic catatonic states and has been reported to be useful in oligophrenic patients. We report the followup medical history of a patient with corpus callosum aplasia (or agenesis) who was continuously treated with ECT over three years. First, he improved considerably after a series of ECT, but relapses of catatonia made a continuous, weekly ECT necessary. Due to the severity of the brain malformation, an add-on medication with benzodiazepines and second generation antipsychotics was necessary to treat catatonic symptoms. This case emphasises the benefits of long-term ECT in oligophrenic patients.

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