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AMYGDALECTOMY AND SCHIZOPHRENIA: A CASE PERSPECTIVE

Published:2020-10-15 Issue: Volume: Page:89-91
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Author:

D.B. Sail¹,N.M. Thorat²,P.V. Phutane¹

Affiliation:

1. Resident,Dept.Of Psychiatry,B.J.G.M.C & SGH,Pune.

2. Associate professor, Dept. Of Psychiatry, B.J. G.M.C & SGH, Pune.

Abstract

Introduction: In the past century patients with mental illnesses were treated by invasive brain surgeries which clinically resulted in a variable degree of effectiveness. We report a case of stereotactic amygdalectomy performed in a case of schizophrenia which later required medical management due to failure of the surgical procedure. Case: A 24 years old unmarried male with a past history of psychiatric illness was brought and admitted for behavioural disturbances. He recently had undergone bilateral amygdalectomy for his illness. A detailed history and mental status examination revealed diagnosis of schizophrenia. He was treated with ECTs and Clozapine on which he showed marked improvement without any side effects. Conclusion: In patients of schizophrenia psychosurgery shall be an option only after an adequate trial of pharmacotherapy and other treatment modalities.

Publisher

World Wide Journals

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