Sporadic encephalitis lethargica: a case treated successfully with ECT.
A patient who presented with seizures, opisthotonos, catatonia, and autonomic dysfunction developed features consistent with sporadic encephalitis lethargica. She received a course of ECT and had full recovery.
Dekleva
K B
KB
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, USA.
Husain
M M
MM
D000328:Adult; D002389:Catatonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D004671:Encephalitis, Arbovirus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009459:Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy