Lifesaving Electroconvulsive Therapy for a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Severe Self-Injurious Behavior, and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Autor: Ana Michelle Avina-Galindo, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, María Fernanda González-Romero, Dean Elbe, Robin I. Friedlander

Publikováno v: JOURNAL OF ECT
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We present a case of a preteen with autism spectrum disorder and severe self-injurious behavior who developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome on antipsychotics and required urgent electroconvulsive therapy and continued maintenance electroconvulsive t

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ECT: use in individuals with mental retardation

Autor: Kevin Solomons, Robin I. Friedlander

Publikováno v: The journal of ECT. 18(1)

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment of a variety of serious psychiatric and neurologic disorders. There are infrequent case reports of its use in individuals with mental retardation (MR). We describe 10 patients with MR and comp

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11925520