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2013•Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bülteni-Bulletin of Clinical PsychopharmacologyRequires access

Succesful Treatment of Idiopathic Periodic Catatonia with Maintenance ECT: A Case Report

Feridun Bülbül, Ümit Sertan Çöpoğlu, Şengül Kocamer Şahin, Gökay Alpak, Abdurrahman Altındağ, Osman Vırıt, HALUK ASUMAN SAVAS

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Although catatonia has been previously associated with schizophrenia, today it is more associated with mood disorders and general medical conditions. Periodic catatonia is a rare type of catatonic syndrome having frequently and constantly repeated catatonic episodes. In the pathogenesis of catatonia several mechanisms have been suggested. Benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have been used as first line treatment in catatonia. We report about the case of a patient successfully treated with maintenance ECT in periodic catatonia.

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Although catatonia has been previously associated with schizophrenia, today it is more associated with mood disorders and general medical conditions. Periodic catatonia is a rare type of catatonic syndrome having frequently and constantly repeated catatonic episodes. In the pathogenesis of catatonia several mechanisms have been suggested. Benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have been used as first line treatment in catatonia. We report about the case of a patient successfully treated with maintenance ECT in periodic catatonia.

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Although catatonia has been previously associated with schizophrenia, today it is more associated with mood disorders and general medical conditions. Periodic catatonia is a rare type of catatonic syndrome having frequently and constantly repeated catatonic episodes. In the pathogenesis of catatonia several mechanisms have been suggested. Benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have been used as first line treatment in catatonia. We report about the case of a patient successfully treated with maintenance ECT in periodic catatonia.

Key concepts: Catatonia, Electroconvulsive therapy, Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming), Psychiatry, Mood, Medicine, Mood disorders, Psychology

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