Abstract
Studies Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective in the treatment of several psychiatric illnesses. Only a few studies describe the use of ECT in children and adolescents. We describe the treatment of catatonic symptoms with ECT in a twelve-year-old boy who presented with complaints of nausea, vomiting and ataxia and developed catatonic symptoms 48 hours after admission to hospital. The response to diazepam infusion was partial but recovery was complete after 12 treatments of ECT. There were no adverse effects to ECT. DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v4i1.5724 Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry Vol 4(1) June 2013 Page 20-21
Highlights
Oral Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective in the treatment of several psychiatric illnesses [1] and is commonly used in the treatment of severe or treatmentresistant mood disorders and catatonic syndromes [9]
Development of guidelines on the administration of ECT has resulted in an improvement in safety and in the minimization of side effects
Only a few studies describe the use of ECT in children and adolescents [2, 3]
Summary
Oral Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective in the treatment of several psychiatric illnesses [1] and is commonly used in the treatment of severe or treatmentresistant mood disorders and catatonic syndromes [9]. Development of guidelines on the administration of ECT has resulted in an improvement in safety and in the minimization of side effects. Only a few studies describe the use of ECT in children and adolescents [2, 3]. In this age group, ECT has mostly been used in the treatment of mood disorders.
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