Pediatric anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis with catatonia: treatment with electroconvulsive therapy.
Taha MoussaKhalid AfzalJoseph CooperRyan RosenbergerKaryn GerstleLinda Wagner-WeinerPublished in: Pediatric rheumatology online journal (2019)
ECT was an effective and well-tolerated therapy in our patient, and should be considered for the treatment of children with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis whose catatonia does not respond to immunosuppression and benzodiazepines.