title: Electroconvulsive therapy for patients with major depression and probable Lewy body dementia.
abstract: Patients with dementia and depression are commonly encountered in ECT practice. A large body of case reports and case series in demented patients attests to the utility of ECT in treating concomitant depression in this population. However, there are no reported cases of patients with suspected Lewy Body dementia and depression treated with ECT. We describe our experience in treating seven such patients. All of them enjoyed substantial relief from depression with ECT, which they tolerated well. It is concluded that ECT can be effective in treating depression associated with probable Lewy Body dementia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychology Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. rasmussen.keith@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Keith G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: J Calvin
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kung
authors.forename: Teresa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rummans
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rae-Stuart
authors.forename: M Kevin
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome