Clinical Neuroscience of ECT (CNECT)

 Out on PubMed, from authors in germany, is this study: Electroconvulsive therapy in people with intellectual disability]. Guhra M, Kreisel SH, Zilles-Wegner D, Sartorius A, Sappok T, Freundlieb N. Nervenarzt. 2024 Aug 21. doi: 10.1007/s00115-024-01713-6. Online ahead of print. PMID:  39240313   Review.   German The abstract is copied below: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective treatment option for severe mental illness. Although people with intellectual disability (ID) have similar prevalence rates of mental disorders in comparison to the general population their access to ECT remains challenging. A systematic literature review was carried out on treatment with ECT in patients with ID and a case report on a patient with ID who underwent ECT is presented, to highlight a typical clinical routine. A total of 100 articles with 208 different case reports were retrieved. In summary, the results underline the effectiveness of ECT in people with ID, with side effects comparab

Out on PubMed, from investigators at Vanderbilt and Harvard, is this study: Use of  ECT  in Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability: A Single Site Retrospective Analysis. Smith JR, Hopkins CE, Xiong J, Luccarelli J, Shultz E, Vandekar S. J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Dec 17. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05868-6. Online ahead of print. PMID:  36528758 The abstract is copied below: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) are heterogenous and prevalent conditions which may occur in isolation or as a co-morbidity. Psychiatric co-morbidity is common with limited treatment options. Preliminary research into electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for these conditions has been encouraging. Thus, further research in this patient population is warranted. We conducted a 10-year retrospective review of the electronic medical record and identified intellectually capable individuals with ASD (IC-ASD), and those with ASD+ID or ID who received at least three ECT treatments. 32

Out on PubMed, from India, in the Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, is this case report: Use of  Electroconvulsive  Therapy in an Adolescent with Mental Retardation and Catatonia. Mehra A, Padhy S. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2021 Jan-Mar;16(1):58-60. doi: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_112_18. Epub 2021 Jun 25. PMID:  34316310   CASE REPORT Year  : 2021  |   Volume  : 16  |   Issue  : 1  |   Page  : 58-60   Use of electroconvulsive therapy in an adolescent with mental retardation and catatonia Aseem Mehra ,  Susanta Padhy Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India Date of Submission 14-Jul-2018 Date of Decision 18-Nov-2019 Date of Acceptance 26-Oct-2020 Date of Web Publication 25-Jun-2021 Correspondence Address : Dr. Aseem Mehra Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. India Source of Support:  None,  Conflict of Interest:  None Check DOI:  10.4103/jpn.JPN_112_18        Abstr