ECT treatment of malignant catatonia/NMS in an adolescent: A useful lesson in delayed diagnosis and treatment

Journal of ECT

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-98

  Ghaziuddin, Neera ^a   Alkhouri, Iyad ^a   Champine, Donna ^a   Quinlan, Paul ^a   Fluent, Thomas ^a   Ghaziuddin, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Catatonia; Electroconvulsive therapy; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BENZODIAZEPINES; BRAIN; CATATONIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PIRENZEPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036038988     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200206000-00006     Document Type: Article

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