Relief of catatonia associated with concurrent relief of sigmoid volvulus after electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-135

  Gupta, Nidhi ^a   Pennell, Ian ^a   Hargovan, Heena ^b  

^a Wotton Lawn Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Ambrose House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catatonia; Electroconvulsive therapy; Intestinal obstruction

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIGMOID VOLVULUS; SPEECH DISORDER;

CATATONIA; COLON, SIGMOID; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77953144618     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181c187e5     Document Type: Article

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