Electroconvulsive therapy in a pediatric patient with malignant catatonia and paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis.
Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis is a rare disorder that can cause memory loss, confusion, personality change, cognitive dysfunction, and psychosis. We present a case of an 11-year-old girl who was successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy for a catatonic state associated with paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis caused by an ovarian teratoma.
Lee
Andrew
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Department of Psychiatry, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Glick
David B
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Dinwiddie
Stephen H
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D002389:Catatonia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020363:Limbic Encephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications