Temporary remission of tardive dystonia following electroconvulsive therapy.
An improvement in tardive dystonia in a patient who had received ECT for a schizophrenic psychosis is reported. The improvement suggests that the pathophysiology of tardive dystonia may involve neurotransmitter receptor changes similar to those seen in schizophrenia.
Adityanjee
Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jayaswal
S K
SK
Chan
T M
TM
Subramaniam
M
M
D000328:Adult; D004421:Dystonia / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy