Electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with multiple sclerosis and recurrent catatonia

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 270-271

  Pontikes, Theodote K ^a   Dinwiddie, Stephen H ^a  

^a Division of Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

catatonia; electroconvulsive therapy (ECT); multiple sclerosis (MS)

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; DELUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOOD CHANGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CATATONIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 78650424799     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181d039e6     Document Type: Article

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