TY - JOUR
T1 - Ketamine as an alternative to ECT in catatonia in elderly women with bipolar disorder: A case report
AU - Sarma, Shanthi
AU - Arunachalam, Arulmathy
AU - Kamara, Memunatu
AU - Branjerdporn, Grace
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Sarma, Arunachalam, Kamara and Branjerdporn.
PY - 2023/4/13
Y1 - 2023/4/13
N2 - The following paper described two cases of patients with catatonic depression in bipolar disorder (BD) referred to our electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) service. Both were deemed not medically fit for ECT, and were, instead, treated with intravenous (IV) ketamine. Both responded with a resolution of symptoms, returning to baseline level of functioning. During the COVID-19 pandemic, given the risks associated with providing ECT (an aerosol generating procedure) and, in the context of limited resources, ketamine therapy for catatonia is a potentially beneficial alternative or supportive treatment to ECT that merits additional research.
AB - The following paper described two cases of patients with catatonic depression in bipolar disorder (BD) referred to our electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) service. Both were deemed not medically fit for ECT, and were, instead, treated with intravenous (IV) ketamine. Both responded with a resolution of symptoms, returning to baseline level of functioning. During the COVID-19 pandemic, given the risks associated with providing ECT (an aerosol generating procedure) and, in the context of limited resources, ketamine therapy for catatonia is a potentially beneficial alternative or supportive treatment to ECT that merits additional research.
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1138772
DO - 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1138772
M3 - Article
SN - 1664-0640
VL - 14
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - Frontiers in Psychiatry
JF - Frontiers in Psychiatry
M1 - 1138772
ER -