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A successful electroconvulsive treatment of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Author(s) -
Hermesh H.,
Aizenberg D.,
Weizman A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02782.x
Subject(s) - neuroleptic malignant syndrome , electroconvulsive therapy , catatonia , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , pediatrics
— A case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) treated successfully with electroconvulsive therapy (ETC) is described. Repeated exposures of the patients to succinylcholine during ECT did not cause malignant hyperthermia. The efficacy of ECT is probably related to its facilitatory effect upon dopamine (DA) activity in CNS.