Relief by electroconvulsive therapy for postsurgical delirium in malignant catatonia

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 272-273

  Özdemir, Barbaros ^a   Çelik, Cemil ^a   Çinar, Alper ^a   Özşahin, Aytekin ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

antipsychotic treatment; delirium; electroconvulsive therapy; neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Indexed keywords

BIPERIDEN; CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DELIRIUM; DISORIENTATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; SEIZURE; SLEEP DISORDER;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATATONIA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DELIRIUM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 78650464684     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181d77621     Document Type: Article

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