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Electroconvulsive Therapy for Catatonia in Lewy Body Dementia: A Case Report Highlighting Legal Delays in Care

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ECT effectively resolved catatonia in a patient with Lewy body dementia, demonstrating therapeutic benefit despite underlying neurodegenerative disease.
Legal delays obtaining consent and guardianship significantly postponed ECT, worsening clinical outcome and prolonging hospital stay.
Authors recommend streamlined legal processes and advance directives to ensure timely ECT access for catatonia in dementia.

J ECT. 2026 May 26. doi: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000001274. Online ahead of print.

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PMID:42218817 | DOI:10.1097/YCT.0000000000001274

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