Case Report
The Treatment of Clozapine-Withdrawal Delirium with Electroconvulsive Therapy
Table 1
Published case reports of syndromes precipitated by clozapine withdrawal treated with electroconvulsive therapy.
| Authors | Psychiatric diagnosis | Age | Sex | Clozapine daily dose (mg) | Reason for clozapine discontinuation | Rebound syndrome | Response to ECT |
| Bastiampillai et al. [2] | Bipolar Disorder | 51 | F | 15–500 | Nonadherence | Recurrent mania | Yes | Cerit et al. [8] | Schizophrenia | 46 | M | 200 | Nonadherence | Catatonia | No | Koch et al. [10] | Schizophrenia | 33 | F | 250 | Leukopaenia | Catatonia | Partial | Kumar et al. [11] | Schizophrenia | 29 | M | 250 | Febrile neutropaenia | Catatonia | Yes | Mendhekar et al. [12] | Schizophrenia | 26 | M | 300 | Nonadherence | NMS, psychosis | Yes | Bastiampillai et al. [13] | Schizoaffective disorder | 58 | F | 150 | Nonadherence | Catatonic, cholinergic, & serotonergic symptoms | Yes |
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