Holland E, Choudhury N, Putinta K, Carr BR. Successful ECT in an adolescent with catatonia and psychosis due to COVID-19.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH CASE REPORTS 2023;
2:100129. [PMID:
37197173 PMCID:
PMC10164652 DOI:
10.1016/j.psycr.2023.100129]
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Abstract
This case report highlights the use of ECT in an adolescent patient with a COVID-19 infection, which is an area of limited data. The patient received a full course of bitemporal ECT, with a total of 15 treatments administered over four months. The patient responded robustly, with a complete return to her pre-infection baseline mental status, and response has remained durable for one-year post continuation phase ECT taper. Maintenance ECT considerations for catatonia should be determined on a case-by-case basis but was not needed for our patient, given the durability of the response to ECT.
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