title: ECT for the treatment of Huntington's disease: a case study.
abstract: We report a 56-year-old man with Huntington's disease whose chorea substantially improved after treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). ECT should be considered for medically refractory cases of movement disorders, especially those with severe disability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Beale
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kellner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gurecki
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Pritchett
mesh_terms: D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged