AMYGDALECTOMY AND SCHIZOPHRENIA: A CASE PERSPECTIVE | Zendy

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AMYGDALECTOMY AND SCHIZOPHRENIA: A CASE PERSPECTIVE

Author(s) -

Sail D.B.,

Thorat N.M.,

Phutane P.V.

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

paripex-indian journal of research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2250-1991

DOI - 10.36106/paripex/9808842

Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychosurgery , psychiatry , clozapine , mental illness , medicine , perspective (graphical) , modalities , treatment modality , pharmacotherapy , psychology , surgery , mental health , social science , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science

In the past century patients with mental illnesses were treated by invasive brain surgeries which clinically resulted in a variable degree of effectiveness. We report a case of stereotactic amygdalectomy performed in a case of schizophrenia which later required medical management due to failure of the surgical procedure.Case:A 24 years old unmarried male with a past history of psychiatric illness was brought and admitted for behavioural disturbances. He recently had undergone bilateral amygdalectomy for his illness. A detailed history and mental status examination revealed diagnosis of schizophrenia. He was treated with ECTs and Clozapine on which he showed marked improvement without any side effects.Conclusion:In patients of schizophrenia psychosurgery shall be an option only after an adequate trial of pharmacotherapy and other treatment modalities.

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