Electroconvulsive Therapy and Corpus Callosum Aplasia : A 3-Year Followup

الملخص EN

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.