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