ECT in an Adolescent With Schizophrenia and Seizures: Case Report

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been recognized as an effective treatment option in catatonia, and for prolonged or severe affective episodes and schizophrenia. Response rates vary from 40 to 80% in adolescents. The procedure is safe if the required precautions are undertaken. Nonetheless, ECT r...

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Main Authors: Anna Gralewicz, Łukasz Świȩcicki, Anna Z. Antosik-Wójcińska, Magdalena Konopko, Iwona Kurkowska-Jastrzȩbska, Halina Sienkiewicz-Jarosz, Łukasz Szostakiewicz, Barbara Remberk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.646466/full