Treatment of lethal catatonia with electroconvulsive therapy and dantrolene sodium: a case report.
According to the literature, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for lethal catatonia. This article describes a patient with lethal catatonia: treatment by ECT alone was ineffective, whereas continued treatment with ECT in combination with dantrolene sodium led to improvement.
Department of Biological Psychiatry, Psychiatric Centre Bloemendaal, The Hague, The Netherlands.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002389:Catatonia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003620:Dantrolene / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009459:Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*
D003620:Dantrolene; D006220:Haloperidol; D003975:Diazepam