Journal of ECT 2007-Dec
Catatonia complicated by pneumothorax successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy.
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We describe 2 patients with catatonia who developed the complication of pneumothorax, the accumulation of air in the pleural cavity leading to collapse of a lung. Electroconvulsive therapy was safely administered to resolve catatonia, with special attention to managing pneumothorax by insertion of a thoracostomy tube and careful management of ventilation.