Oral and Intranasal Ketamine Use in Treatment-Resistant Catatonia: A Clinical Case Report.
The American journal of case reports April 25, 2023 Elizabeth A Gregor, Wanhong Zheng
BACKGROUND Benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are standard treatment options for catatonia, a life-threatening psychomotor syndrome in people with serious mental illness. The purpose of this study was to discuss the use of ketamine in treatment-resistant catatonia, which has not been established in current literature. CASE REPORT A 63-year-old woman with schizoaffective...