Elektrokonvulsionstherapie – bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Schizophrenie wirksam und gut verträglich

Zusammenfassung

Wir berichten über vier Patienten im Alter von 12 bis 17 Jahren mit schizophrenen Psychosen, zwei davon mit katatoner Symptomatik, die erfolgreich und sicher mit Elektrokonvulsionstherapie (EKT) behandelt wurden. Unter einer kombinierten Therapie aus EKT und entweder Ziprasidon oder Clozapin verbesserte sich der Zustand aller Patienten erheblich. Schweregrad und Verlauf der akuten Schizophrenie wurden mit der Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) evaluiert. Schweregrad und Verlauf der Katatonie wurden mit der Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS) gemessen. Die Fälle bestätigen frühere Berichte zur Wirksamkeit, zur Sicherheit und Verträglichkeit von EKT bei der Behandlung von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Schizophrenie.

Abstract

We report four cases of 12- to 17-year-old patients with schizophrenia, two of them suffering from catatonia, which were treated by ECT. Under a combined treatment with either ziprasidone or clozapine, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), they improved markedly. Severity and course of acute schizophrenia were evaluated by the Brief Psychiatric rating Scale (BPRS), severity and course of catatonia were evaluated with the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS). This article underlines the benefit, the safety and the tolerability of ECT in younger patients with schizophrenic disorders.

Schlüsselwörter

EKT - Schizophrenie - Katatonie - Kindheit - Adoleszenz

Key words

ECT - schizophrenia - catatonia - childhood - adolescence

Publication History

Received: 20 February 2019

Accepted: 13 May 2019

Article published online:
11 May 2020

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