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Electroconvulsive therapy resulted in a dramatic clinical response in a 17-year-old adolescent with sickle cell anemia and malignant catatonia.
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Electroconvulsive therapy can be an effective treatment for malignant catatonia in adolescents.
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ECT may warrant consideration in refractory malignant catatonia with sickle cell anemia; single case leaves safety and efficacy open.
Malignant catatonia is a severe form of catatonia which is acute in onset, and is systemically devastating, as it is associated with fever and autonomic instability. Although rarely described in children and adolescents, malignant catatonia should feature prominently in the differential diagnosis of acute pediatric encephalopathies, as it is a treatable syndrome. The case of a 17-year-old adolescent with sickle cell anemia is presented. The patient developed malignant catatonia and responded dramatically to electroconvulsive therapy.
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Dhossche et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Malignant catatonia (n=1). Electroconvulsive therapy was evaluated on Clinical response. Electroconvulsive therapy resulted in a dramatic clinical response in a 17-year-old adolescent with sickle cell anemia and malignant catatonia.
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