Remission of Psychosis in Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia Following a Seizure: A Case Report

[摘要] The authors report a case of treatment-resistant schizophrenia in a 22-year-old woman, who, despite multiple trials of antipsychotics, did not respond to treatment. Clozapine treatment was initiated, but the patient’s symptoms did not remit until after she had a clozapine-induced seizure. The authors discuss the importance in considering that electroconvulsive therapy may be effective in reducing positive and negative symptoms in patients suffering from treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

[学科分类] 精神健康和精神病学

[关键词] Treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS);electroconvulsive therapy (ECT);clozapine;seizure