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P0315 - ECT in the elderly with catatonic schizophrenic disorder-A case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

E. Ioannidou ,
C. Anomitri ,
A. Theochari ,
V. Spinaris  and
A. Dimakopoulou
E. Ioannidou
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital of Nikea-Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
C. Anomitri
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital of Nikea-Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
A. Theochari
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital of Nikea-Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
V. Spinaris
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital of Nikea-Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
A. Dimakopoulou
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital of Nikea-Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

Abstract

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Case history:

a 69 year old man with drug resistant catatonic schizophrenic disorder was treated at the psychiatric clinic of a general hospital with courses of ECT. In the past he had also responded positively to the same treatment.

Course of the treatment: patient was admitted because of catatonic symptoms such as immobility, mutism and negativism. During his two hospitalizations, a total of 48 ECT sessions was given with encouraging results. Namely after the first hospitalization the patient left the hospital in excellent condition, where as in the second occasion results were fair.

Treatment:

ECT is one of the first somatic therapies in the history of psychiatry. In 1938 Cerletti and Bini administered the first successful treatment of schizophrenia inducing epileptic seizures via electricity. Today ECT is given under general anaesthesia including muscles relaxation, in organized hospital units and thus it is a safe and well tolerated therapy.

Conclusion:

our case report confirms the fact that in elderly ECT seems to have good results and few side effects.

Type
Poster Session II: ECT/ TMS
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 23 , Issue S2: 16th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 16th AEP Congress , April 2008 , pp. S285
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2008
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