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Treatment of lethal catatonia with electroconvulsive therapy and dantrolene sodium: a case report
Author(s) -
Nolen W. A.,
Zwaan W. A.
Publication year - 1990
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.1600-0447.1990.tb01364.x
Subject(s) - catatonia , electroconvulsive therapy , dantrolene sodium , dantrolene , medicine , anesthesia , psychiatry , electroconvulsive shock , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , calcium
According to the literature, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for lethal catatonia. This article describes a patient with lethal catatonia: treatment by ECT alone was ineffective, whereas continued treatment with ECT in combination with dantrolene sodium led to improvement.