Publications by authors named "Ekta Anand"
Article Synopsis
- An adolescent female with benzodiazepine-resistant malignant catatonia initially did not respond to single-stimulation electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) but showed improvement with multiple monitored ECT (mmECT).
- The use of mmECT was justified due to her life-threatening condition and the brief seizures experienced during single-stimulation ECT, supporting its consideration for intractable cases.
- After treatment, the patient's condition significantly improved, as seen in her decreased Catatonia Rating Scale score, and she successfully returned to school without needing ongoing ECT at a 2-year follow-up.
Manifestation of Catatonia in an Adolescent With 22q11.2 Syndrome.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
December 2023
In this Letter to the Editor, we present a case of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome that was diagnosed in an adolescent girl after the onset of acute catatonic symptoms. We discuss the challenges in diagnosing catatonia in children and patients with comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), especially in the setting of recent traumatic exposure.
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