Electroconvulsive therapy in the acute poststroke period.
A depressed patient was successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy approximately 7 to 14 days after a cerebellar stroke. This report documents an uncomplicated use of electroconvulsive therapy that was well tolerated and effective in a course of eight treatments in the acute poststroke period.
Weintraub
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA.
Lippmann
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D000368:Aged; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome