Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia: A 3-Year Followup
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a powerful treatment option in severe or chronic catatonic states and has been reported to be useful in oligophrenic patients. We report the followup medical history of a patient with corpus callosum aplasia (or agenesis) who was continuously treated with ECT over...
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| description | Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a powerful treatment option in severe or chronic catatonic states and has been reported to be useful in oligophrenic patients. We report the followup medical history of a patient with corpus callosum aplasia (or agenesis) who was continuously treated with ECT over three years. First, he improved considerably after a series of ECT, but relapses of catatonia made a continuous, weekly ECT necessary. Due to the severity of the brain malformation, an add-on medication with benzodiazepines and second generation antipsychotics was necessary to treat catatonic symptoms. This case emphasises the benefits of long-term ECT in oligophrenic patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5f4ce4af70a24b7c958eb252e15c9a9c2025-08-20T02:35:21ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382011-01-01201110.1155/2011/638506638506Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia: A 3-Year FollowupUlrich Palm0Philipp Strauss1Christoph Born2Oliver Pogarell3Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Nussbaumstraße 7, 80336 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Nussbaumstraße 7, 80336 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Nussbaumstraße 7, 80336 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Nussbaumstraße 7, 80336 Munich, GermanyElectroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a powerful treatment option in severe or chronic catatonic states and has been reported to be useful in oligophrenic patients. We report the followup medical history of a patient with corpus callosum aplasia (or agenesis) who was continuously treated with ECT over three years. First, he improved considerably after a series of ECT, but relapses of catatonia made a continuous, weekly ECT necessary. Due to the severity of the brain malformation, an add-on medication with benzodiazepines and second generation antipsychotics was necessary to treat catatonic symptoms. This case emphasises the benefits of long-term ECT in oligophrenic patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/638506 |
| spellingShingle | Ulrich Palm Philipp Strauss Christoph Born Oliver Pogarell Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia: A 3-Year Followup Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia: A 3-Year Followup |
| title_full | Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia: A 3-Year Followup |
| title_fullStr | Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia: A 3-Year Followup |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia: A 3-Year Followup |
| title_short | Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia: A 3-Year Followup |
| title_sort | electroconvulsive therapy and corpus callosum aplasia a 3 year followup |
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