Treatment of dopaminomimetic psychosis in Parkinson's disease with electroconvulsive therapy.
Two Parkinsonian patients with chronic nonconfusional dopaminomimetic psychosis were treated with a course of electroconvulsive therapy. In both cases sustained remission of psychosis was obtained in the face of ongoing administration of dopaminomimetics.
Hurwitz
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Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Calne
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Waterman
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D000368:Aged; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
D007980:Levodopa