Motor and behavioral symptoms in a case of arachnoid cyst in a young female by Devina Devdatt Dabholkar, V. Ramachandra, Kashmira Rajendra Bhelonde, Archita Gupta

“…She was admitted in the psychiatry ward and started on tablet olanzapine, tablet lorazepam, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). She improved and behaviorally got better with nearly 100% improvement in symptoms in 28 days. …”
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Psychosis Crisis Associated with Thyrotoxicosis due to Graves’ Disease by Lilibet Urias-Uribe, Emmanuel Valdez-Solis, Claudia González-Milán, Claudia Ramírez-Rentería, Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo

“…However, in some cases, the resolution of psychiatric symptoms is partial and may require the use of electroconvulsive therapy.…”
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Augmentative Asenapine in a Recurrent Manic Catatonic Patient with Partial Response to Clozapine by Massimiliano Buoli, Cristina Dobrea, Alice Caldiroli, Laura Cremaschi, A. Carlo Altamura

“…First-line treatment consists of benzodiazepines, while in case of resistance electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and clozapine have shown positive results. …”
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Treatment Tactics for Psychosis in Parkinson’s Disease: A Literature Review by Daiva Milmantienė

“…Non-pharmacological treatment may include electroconvulsive therapy, deep brain stimulation, and transcranial direct current stimulation. …”
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Updates in Refractory Status Epilepticus by Rohit Marawar, Maysaa Basha, Advait Mahulikar, Aaron Desai, Kushak Suchdev, Aashit Shah

“…Alternative treatment options including diet therapies, electroconvulsive therapy, and surgical resection in case of a focal lesion should be considered. …”
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Recurrent Catatonia due to Episodic Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Soumitra Das, Sakshi Prasad, Palak Atul Fichadia, Abhigan Babu Shrestha, Ozge C. Amuk Williams, Anil Bachu

“…Success rates have been recorded with both benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Gauging the severity of her symptoms and poor drug compliance, the patient was opted for and successfully treated with ECT. …”
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A Pharmacotherapy and ECT resistant OCD patient’s Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Tacettin KURU, M. Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR

“…In this case report cognitive behavioral therapy’s (CBT) location in treatmentresistant patients is discussed from pharmacotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) resistant an OCD patient. Case: Patient was 46 years old, male. …”
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An Unexpected Presentation of Serotonin Syndrome in a Patient Receiving ECT by Shahzaib Khan, Breanna Wennberg, Malgorzata Witkowska, Jacob Rattin, Raunak Khisty

“…We present the case of a young woman treated with multiple psychotropic medications who developed serotonin syndrome (SS) after receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). She had multiple psychiatric hospitalizations, and ECT was determined to be the appropriate course of treatment due to her treatment-resistant symptoms and catatonia. …”
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Periodic Catatonia Marked by Hypercortisolemia and Exacerbated by the Menses: A Case Report and Literature Review by Samantha Zwiebel, Alejandro G. Villasante-Tejanos, Jose de Leon

“…Records from 17 prior admissions documented elevations of WBC and LDH and included an abnormal dexamethasone suppression test (DST) which normalized with electroconvulsive therapy. Two later admissions showed CK and WBC elevations. …”
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A Case of Schizophrenia in a Young Male Adult with no History of Substance Abuse: Impact of Clinical Pharmacists’ Interventions on Patient Outcome by Mercy N. A. Opare-Addo, Josephine Mensah, Grace Owusu Aboagye

“…Key interventions offered included rapid tranquilization, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychotherapy. Medications administered to the patient while on admission included IV diazepam, IM haloperidol, IV Ketamine, IM flupentixol, olanzapine tablets, and trihexyphenidyl tablets. …”
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Progress on neuromodulation for treatment of rare movement disorders by DONG Wen⁃wen, QIU Chang, XU Yi⁃chen, YANG An⁃chao, ZHANG Wen⁃bin

“…However, the emergence of neuromodulation technique such as deep brain stimulation (DBS), spinal cord stimulation (SCS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) offers new hope for patients with rare movement disorders. …”
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A Pharmacotherapy and ECT resistant OCD patient’s Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Tacettin KURU, M. Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR

“…In this case report cognitive behavioral therapy’s (CBT) location in treatmentresistant patients is discussed from pharmacotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) resistant an OCD patient. …”
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Catatonia in Older Adult Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities by Megan White, Edward Maxwell, Warren E. Milteer, Jose de Leon

“…As he became tolerant and experienced symptom relapse, oral lorazepam was slowly increased (1.5–18 mg/day). Electroconvulsive therapy was ruled out due to his pacemaker.…”
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Malignant Catatonia Mimicking Pheochromocytoma by Sophia Wong, Barbara Hughes, Morris Pudek, Dailin Li

“…The patient was treated with multiple sessions of electroconvulsive therapy, which led to complete clinical resolution. …”
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Functional Role of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis as a Therapeutic Strategy for Mental Disorders by Heechul Jun, Syed Mohammed Qasim Hussaini, Michael J. Rigby, Mi-Hyeon Jang

“…Potential treatments which include electroconvulsive therapy, deep brain stimulation, chemical antidepressants, and exercise therapy are discussed. …”
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Therapeutic Approaches to Tackle the Challenge of Depression That Is Resistant to Treatment–A Narrative Review by Md. Rajdoula Rafe, Abdul Waris, Pranoy Saha

“…Nonpharmacological interventions, including brain stimulation such as theta burst stimulation, deep brain stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, intermittent transcranial magnetic stimulation, and magnetic seizure therapy, as well as psychotherapeutic approaches, are being explored for the management of TRD in both present and future contexts. …”
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Effects of yoga on depressive symptoms in women with pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sasinun Punsuwun, Sarah Oerther, Chuntana Reangsing

“…Background: While electroconvulsive therapy and antidepressants are standard treatments for depressed pregnant women, they are not without threats. …”
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Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Antidepressive Therapy: Shocking Relations by Peter Rotheneichner, Simona Lange, Anna O’Sullivan, Julia Marschallinger, Pia Zaunmair, Christian Geretsegger, Ludwig Aigner, Sebastien Couillard-Despres

“…This review revisits recent findings on the close relation between the mode(s) of action of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a powerful intervention used as second-line treatment of major depression disorders, and the neurogenic response to ECT. …”
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Brain-wide activation involved in 15 mA transcranial alternating current stimulation in patients with first-episode major depressive disorder by Jie Wang, Qing Xue, Wenfeng Zhao, Huang Wang, Haixia Leng, Mao Peng, Xiukun Jin, Liucen Tan, Keming Gao, Hongxing Wang, Baoquan Min

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Clinical trials since 2020 of rapid anti-suicidal ideation effects of ketamine and its enantiomers: a systematic review by Sumra Sajid, J. John Mann, Michael F. Grunebaum

“…Results The studies include ketamine augmentation of other treatments such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), various routes of administration – intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), and intranasal (IN) – and single versus multiple dose designs. …”
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