Tardive dystonia, catatonia, and electroconvulsive therapy

Tardive dystonia is a late onset, persistent dystonia associated with neuroleptic therapy. We report improvement of tardive dystonia in a patient who had received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression. This improvement may be the result of a direct effect of ECT on the brain or the result o...

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Published inThe journal of nervous and mental disease Vol. 172; no. 3; p. 171
Main Authors Kwentus, J A, Schulz, S C, Hart, R P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1984
Subjects
Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects
Brain Chemistry
Catatonia - chemically induced
Catatonia - diagnosis
Catatonia - physiopathology
Depressive Disorder - etiology
Depressive Disorder - physiopathology
Depressive Disorder - therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced - etiology
Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced - physiopathology
Dystonia - chemically induced
Dystonia - physiopathology
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
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Summary:Tardive dystonia is a late onset, persistent dystonia associated with neuroleptic therapy. We report improvement of tardive dystonia in a patient who had received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression. This improvement may be the result of a direct effect of ECT on the brain or the result of an interaction between the neurochemical processes responsible for both tardive dystonia and depression.
ISSN:0022-3018
1539-736X
DOI:10.1097/00005053-198403000-00007