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Typhoid catatonia responsive to ECT

W R Breakey, A K Kala

    British Medical Journal
    |August 6, 1977
    PubMed
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    This study describes a unique catatonic syndrome in typhoid fever patients that persisted after acute illness. Electric convulsion therapy effectively treated this neurological complication.

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    Area of Science:

    • Neurology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Psychiatry

    Background:

    • Typhoid fever, a systemic infection caused by Salmonella Typhi, can present with diverse neurological complications.
    • Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by motor abnormalities, stupor, and behavioral disturbances.

    Observation:

    • Twelve patients with typhoid fever developed a persistent catatonic syndrome after the resolution of other febrile symptoms.
    • This syndrome was differentiated from typical typhoid delirium and did not align with primary affective or schizophrenic disorders.

    Findings:

    • The catatonic syndrome observed in these typhoid fever patients was a distinct clinical entity.
    • Electric convulsion therapy (ECT) demonstrated significant efficacy, leading to rapid and sustained improvement in the catatonic symptoms.

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    Implications:

    • The findings suggest a specific post-infectious neurological sequela of typhoid fever that is responsive to ECT.
    • This highlights the importance of considering specific neuropsychiatric syndromes in the differential diagnosis of persistent symptoms following infectious diseases like typhoid fever.