Treatment of Parkinson's disease with electroconvulsive therapy.
There is substantial evidence that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can ameliorate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease independent of any antidepressant activity. ECT thus presents a treatment alternative for the severely impaired, medication-resistant Parkinson's patient. In this article, we review the literature on this subject and present our recommendations for current clinical practice.
Rasmussen
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, Illinois.
Abrams
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D000368:Aged; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy*
D007980:Levodopa