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TIL that because people with epilepsy are rarely schizophrenic and vice-versa, Ladislas J. von Meduna started inducing epileptic seizures in schizophrenic people to treat the disease. His first te... (www.edumed.org.br)
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Original Title: TIL that because people with epilepsy are rarely schizophrenic and vice-versa, Ladislas J. von Meduna started inducing epileptic seizures in schizophrenic people to treat the disease. His first tests of convulsive therapy resulted in the first cure for catatonia and led to the development of ECT.

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