title: ECT in a patient with Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia, with dopamine transporter visualisation using 123I-ioflupane SPET.
abstract: A 58-year old woman with chronic schizophrenia developed worsening parkinsonian symptoms over the previous 6 years, and was eventually diagnosed as having Parkinson's disease. Antipsychotics were stopped because they worsened these symptoms. Antiparkinsonian treatment led to a significant increase in delusions and behavioural disorganisation. The patient underwent electroconvulsive-therapy which improved both her psychiatric and motor symptoms. After treatment, 123I-Ioflupane uptake was mildly increased in the left caudate nucleus, but uptake in right caudate nucleus was lower than in a pretreatment scan.
authors.affiliation: Aguts Unit, Benito Menni Hospital, c/Antoni Pujades s/n. Sant Boi de Llobregat, 08830, Barcelona, Spain. paloma-cor@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Paloma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández-Corcuera
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aguilar
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Viçens
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benitez
authors.forename: Amparo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Burillo
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pomarol-Clotet
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McKenna
mesh_terms: D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004597:Electroshock / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009662:Nortropanes; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D009662:Nortropanes; C519528:ioflupane