Electroconvulsive therapy in a patient on chronic hemodialysis.
ECT is an effective treatment for patients with the diagnosis of major depression unresponsive to an antidepressant drug regimen, refusal of oral intake, hypokinesia, and suicidal ideation with the need for urgent intervention. A.B. benefited from ECT with an improvement of mood and appetite. Unfortunately, he experienced cognitive deficits, which prevented him from returning to his career as a high school physics teacher, and to this day he continues to live in an extended care facility.
Wille
Phyllis D
PD
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL, USA. pdwille@yahoo.com
D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis