Catatonia in dementia managed with electroconvulsive therapy: A case report and review of the evidence

• Main Authors: Sandeep Grover, Swapnajeet Sahoo, C Pradeep, B Srinivas, Parampreet Singh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
• Series: Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
• Subjects: Catatonia; dementia; electroconvulsive therapy
• Online Access: http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2017;volume=4;issue=2;spage=146;epage=149;aulast=Grover

There is limited literature on catatonia as a presenting manifestation of dementia. Further, whenever catatonia occurs in patients with dementia, it often responds to lorazepam. There is limited literature on use of electroconvulsive therapy for management of catatonia among patients with dementia. In this report, we present a case of catatonia occurring during dementia of Lewy body which did not respond to lorazepam but responded to use of electroconvulsive therapy.