ECT and Clozapine combination producing delirium : A Case Report
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چکیده
Although successfully used, caution has been advised with the combined use of clozapine and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).The combination has been associated with delirium, in this report, which successfully resolves on discontinuation of ECT.
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Background and purpose: In spite of discovering new antipsychotics in the past years, many patients of schizophrenia don’t response to none of them and are resistance to treatment. In this case, clozapine, ECT or some combination of drug mostly be used, but there are many patients of schizophrenia who are resistance to them. In recent years, of combination of ECT and clozapine has been sugges...
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 45 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003