Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient with Treatment-Resistant Paranoid Schizophrenia and Comorbid Epilepsy
Joint Authors
Spiteri, Joseph
Micallef-Trigona, Beppe
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The treatment of choice for acute schizophrenia is antipsychotic drug treatment and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and should only be considered as an option for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, where treatment with clozapine has already proven ineffective or intolerable.
The use of ECT as a maintenance treatment for patients with schizophrenia and comorbid epilepsy is uncommon as scant evidence exists to support this.
We describe a patient with a serious case of paranoid schizophrenia and comorbid epilepsy who had not responded to typical and atypical antipsychotic medication, but responded remarkably to acute ECT and required maintenance ECT to sustain a positive therapeutic response.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Micallef-Trigona, Beppe& Spiteri, Joseph. 2012. Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient with Treatment-Resistant Paranoid Schizophrenia and Comorbid Epilepsy. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467054
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Micallef-Trigona, Beppe& Spiteri, Joseph. Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient with Treatment-Resistant Paranoid Schizophrenia and Comorbid Epilepsy. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467054
American Medical Association (AMA)
Micallef-Trigona, Beppe& Spiteri, Joseph. Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient with Treatment-Resistant Paranoid Schizophrenia and Comorbid Epilepsy. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467054
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467054