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Successful bilateral electroconvulsive therapy for catatonia presenting with novel climbing behavior in an adolescent with CACNA1A pathogenic variant and autism spectrum disorder: a case report

  • By

  • Lana Abdole

  • Hannah Louise Reynard

  • H. Yavuz Ince

  • Alexander Palffy

  • James Jackson

  • Neera Ghaziuddin

  • April 10, 2026

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Top Institutions in Psychiatry

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Key Differentiators

    • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    • Neurogenetics
    • Electroconvulsive Therapy

  • #2

    Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of Medicine

    Stanford, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Child Psychiatry
    • Neurogenetics
    • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  • #3

    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center
    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Pediatric Neuropsychiatry
    • Genetic Neurology
    • Electroconvulsive Therapy

  • #4

    Kennedy Krieger Institute / Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Kennedy Krieger Institute / Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
    • Child Psychiatry
    • Neurogenetics

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Successful bilateral electroconvulsive therapy for catatonia presenting with novel climbing behavior in an adolescent with CACNA1A pathogenic variant and autism spectrum disorder: a case report

  • by Lana Abdole, Hannah Louise Reynard, H. Yavuz Ince, Alexander Palffy, James Jackson, Neera Ghaziuddin

  • April 10, 2026

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