Clinical and DST response to bilateral sinusoidal but not to unilateral brief-pulse ECT.
Five patients with depressive illness who were DST nonsuppressors and who did not respond to unilateral nondominant brief-pulse ECT are described. When given a subsequent course of bilateral sinusoidal ECT, all five demonstrated marked clinical improvement associated with normalization of their DSTs.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone