Oral S-ketamine effective after deep brain stimulation in severe treatment-resistant depression and extensive comorbidities.
Authors: Veraart JKE, Kamphuis J, Schlegel M, Schoevers RA
Journal: BMJ case reports
depressive disorder
therapeutic indications
Administration, Oral
Anti-Anxiety Agents
Antidepressive Agents
Antipsychotic Agents
Clozapine
Deep Brain Stimulation
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Female
Glycopyrrolate
Hallucinations
Humans
Ketamine
Abstract
This case report describes successful maintenance treatment with oral S-ketamine in a patient with severe depression, who previously was resistant to electroconvulsive therapy and deep brain stimulation, and who also had comorbid psychotic and obsessive compulsive symptoms.