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Parkinsonism Relat. Disord. · Sep 2005
Case ReportsElectroconvulsive therapy for depression in a Parkinson's disease patient with bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulators.
- Kelvin L Chou, Howard I Hurtig, Jurg L Jaggi, Gordon H Baltuch, Rodney J Pelchat, and Daniel Weintraub.
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI, USA. kelvin.chou@brown.edu
- Parkinsonism Relat. Disord. 2005 Sep 1;11(6):403-6.
AbstractWe report a patient with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) who developed a recurrence of major depression with psychotic features after bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) dramatically improved the depression without shifting electrode position or damaging the DBS hardware. This case suggests that ECT can be a safe and effective option for severe depression in PD patients treated with STN DBS.
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