Tardive dystonia, catatonia, and electroconvulsive therapy.
Tardive dystonia is a late onset, persistent dystonia associated with neuroleptic therapy. We report improvement of tardive dystonia in a patient who had received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression. This improvement may be the result of a direct effect of ECT on the brain or the result of an interaction between the neurochemical processes responsible for both tardive dystonia and depression.
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002389:Catatonia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents