Transient improvement of essential tremor during electroconvulsive therapy.
We present a patient who demonstrated transient yet significant improvement of essential tremor (ET) during electroconvulsive therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first such report. The improvement lasted during the course of electroconvulsive therapy and was of a similar magnitude to that which she had experienced on a first-line medication for ET. We discuss the potential pathophysiological implications of this observation in light of recent histopathologic findings in patients with ET.
Kushner
Steven A
SA
New York State Psychiatric Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Prudic
Joan
J
Louis
Elan D
ED
D000368:Aged; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D020329:Essential Tremor / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011324:Primidone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D011324:Primidone