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CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 13, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16390
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electroconvulsive therapy; ect; traumatic brain injury; tbi; psychosis; schizoaffective disorder
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This case report suggests that ECT may be an effective treatment for patients with comorbid TBI and schizoaffective disorder, helping to improve symptoms.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a source of disability and mortality with high rates of psychiatric disorders. Patients with comorbid TBI and psychiatric disorders may be safely treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). In this case report, we present a 34-year-old man with the diagnosis of major neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury and schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type. He received an index course of 19 ECT treatments with clinical improvements in his psychosis, mood, and cognition. This case may support the utilization of ECT for patients with comorbid TBI and schizoaffective disorder.
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