Catatonic stupor superimposed on hereditary spinocerebellar degeneration resolved with electroconvulsive therapy.
We report a 58-year-old woman with catatonic stupor superimposed on hereditary spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) and psychotic depression. The catatonia and psychotic depression resolved with 11 sessions of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Early recognition of catatonia during the course of SCD is important for timely administration of ECT.
Suzuki
Kazumasa
K
Department of Psychiatry, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Sendai 980-8574, Japan. kazumasa-tohoku@umin.ac.jp
Itou
Kae
K
Takano
Takehisa
T
Harada
Nobuhiko
N
Awata
Shuichi
S
Matsuoka
Hiroo
H
D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000150:complications; D002389:Catatonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D003128:Coma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology