TY - JOUR
T1 - A challenging case of catatonia during pregnancy
AU - Martinez-Sosa, Natalie
AU - Delaney, Joshua
AU - McLeod-Bryant, Stephen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - Co-occurring pregnancy and catatonia is a challenging combination to treat as the first line treatment for catatonia, benzodiazepines, have been shown to have negative effects on a fetus. ECT is another recommended treatment in this patient population but was not available on admission. The patient was treated with risperidone and lorazepam, which was deemed ineffective, and memantine was started. Shortly after, ECT became available and in combination with memantine, catatonia was treated effectively.
AB - Co-occurring pregnancy and catatonia is a challenging combination to treat as the first line treatment for catatonia, benzodiazepines, have been shown to have negative effects on a fetus. ECT is another recommended treatment in this patient population but was not available on admission. The patient was treated with risperidone and lorazepam, which was deemed ineffective, and memantine was started. Shortly after, ECT became available and in combination with memantine, catatonia was treated effectively.
KW - Catatonia
KW - ECT
KW - Pregnancy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmip.2020.100064
DO - 10.1016/j.pmip.2020.100064
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85114071160
VL - 23-24
JO - Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry
JF - Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry
SN - 2468-1717
M1 - 100064
ER -