Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Pediatric Patient With Malignant Catatonia and Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis.
Lee, Andrew MD *; Glick, David B. MD, MBA +; Dinwiddie, Stephen H. MD *++
[Report] Journal of ECT. 22(4):267-270, December 2006.

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colon; Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis is a rare disorder that can cause memory loss, confusion, personality change, cognitive dysfunction, and psychosis. We present a case of an 11-year-old girl who was successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy for a catatonic state associated with paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis caused by an ovarian teratoma.

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