title: Camptocormia induced by atypical antipsychotics and resolved by electroconvulsive therapy.
abstract: We present a depressive patient who developed mild parkinsonian signs and camptocormia after the introduction of olanzapine. She had been treated before with other antipsychotic drugs. When camptocormia was diagnosed, olanzapine was withdrawn and levodopa was introduced. Depressive symptoms got worse and electroconvulsive therapy was tried. When the treatment was completed, her depression substantially improved and her posture became completely upright.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Unit, Fundación Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain. lvela@fhalcorcon.es
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vela
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jiménez Morón
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pareja
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barón
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy*; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents