title: Electroconvulsive therapy and corpus callosum aplasia: a 3-year followup.
abstract: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a powerful treatment option in severe or chronic catatonic states and has been reported to be useful in oligophrenic patients. We report the followup medical history of a patient with corpus callosum aplasia (or agenesis) who was continuously treated with ECT over three years. First, he improved considerably after a series of ECT, but relapses of catatonia made a continuous, weekly ECT necessary. Due to the severity of the brain malformation, an add-on medication with benzodiazepines and second generation antipsychotics was necessary to treat catatonic symptoms. This case emphasises the benefits of long-term ECT in oligophrenic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Nussbaumstraße 7, 80336 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Palm
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Born
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pogarell