Clinical Neuropsychology: Open Access
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Sotaro Sugita

Professor at Department of Neuropsychiatry, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute- shi, Japan

Biography

Publications

Clinical Findings Showing that Non-Convulsive Electric Shock Administration for Patients Receiving Clozapine Therapy for Schizophrenia May Contribute to Stability of Granulocyte Number, the Most Critical Drug Side-Effect

Two treatment-resistant schizophrenic patients were administered clozapine, but showed a decrease in granulocytes. As an alternative treatment, we administered non-convulsive Electric Shock Therapy (ECT) (modified- ECT: m-ECT) to both and the number of granulocytes increased to a level considered safe for clozapine ingestion. Then, under continuati... Read More»

Kotaro Sugita, Yasuhiro Mori, Kousuke Kanemoto and Sotaro Sugita

Case Report: J Neuropsychopharmacol Mental Health 2017, 2:115

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