“…We describe the case of a patient with catatonia who presented to anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at the outset of the current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. …”
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“…Issues around infection control, resource allocation and treatment delivery have threatened the viability and accessibility of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) services. Additionally, there are unquantified risks around the delivery and effect of ECT in patients who have had COVID-19. …”
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“…It was further found that patients with the A allele more often were treated with electroconvulsive therapy and patients with the AA phenotype had the highest age. …”
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“…INTRODUCTION: The Mood Disorder ward, in San Raffaele Turro Hospital, is one of the reference centers for the cure of Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD), mainly due to the use of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). During the pandemic period, in particular, in 2020, such a procedure was discontinued because it is considered aerosolizing. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Electroconvulsive therapy is used to treat depression and schizophrenia with infrequent use in pediatric patients. …”
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“…The patient showed improvement with lorazepam and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). However, relapses occurred after the abrupt withdrawal of medication. …”
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“…ABSTRACT: Autobiographical memory loss is a common complaint of patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). However, reliable measurement of autobiographical memory loss after ECT is still a subject of debate. …”
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“…A number of clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of the combination of an antidepressant (for example, a tricyclic antidepressant or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)) and an atypical antipsychotic or electroconvulsive therapy in treating psychotic depression. …”
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“…Lorazepam is commonly prescribed to treat insomnia in depressed patients who receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT); however, lorazepam may interfere with ECT seizure parameters, and may thereby compromise the efficacy of the treatment. …”
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“…Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is prescribed for schizophrenia patients for various indications, in our country. …”
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“…Diagnostic classification of depression including the concepts of melancholic, endogenous, or severe depression describe severely depressed patients suffering from most of the core symptoms, together with clinical characteristics of a cyclic unipolar or bipolar course, lower placebo response rates, higher response rates to electroconvulsive therapy, to antidepressant treatments with dually or mixed modes of action, or to lithium augmentation. …”
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“…It takes about 2 weeks for the onset of antidepressant action of drugs while electroconvulsive therapy though faster, is a cumbersome procedure requiring an anaesthetist and at least a minor operation theatre. …”
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“…Common treatments include pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy. Many patients do not respond to these treatments; this has led to the investigation of alternative therapeutic modalities. …”
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“…This review revisits recent findings on the close relation between the mode(s) of action of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a powerful intervention used as second-line treatment of major depression disorders, and the neurogenic response to ECT. …”
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“…Finally the patient was managed with modified electroconvulsive therapy and discharged on Lithium carbonate and Quetiapine.…”
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“…We report the case of a 57-year-old woman with severe early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and severe agitation, whom we treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). A significant clinical improvement was achieved over eight ECT sessions, which were tolerated well without cognitive worsening, and lasted approximately 3 months. …”
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“…Research on the treatment of catatonia is scarce, but there is overwhelming clinical evidence of the efficacy of benzodiazepines, such as lorazepam, and electroconvulsive therapy.…”
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“…We also review evidence that tPA participates in the mechanism by which electroconvulsive therapy and cigarette smoking may reduce psychotic symptoms.…”
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“…Previously the role of benzodiazepines, immunosuppression, plasma exchange, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been described in its management. …”
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“…The neuro-stimulation techniques involves modalities like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and others. …”
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