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1Ministry of Health, Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel. nemets@bezeqint.net
Abstract:
We present a case study of a young schizophrenic 20-year-old female patient, admitted for severe psychotic exacerbation unresponsive to several antipsychotic regimens. She was treated successfully with a course of bilateral electroconvulsive therapy, but developed symptomatic hypocalcemia of short duration after the fifth ECT treatment. There is limited information regarding the phenomenon of ECT-induced acute hypocalcemia. To the best of our knowledge, there are no previous reports of this finding in the literature. A similar phenomenon was reported many years ago in patients with primary affective illness. The possible mechanisms of this potentially life-threatening reaction are not clear and should be evaluated in further studies.
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