ECT as a treatment for depression in Huntington's disease
| Autor: | Carol E. Peyser, Susan E. Folstein, N G Ranen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Bipolar Disorder medicine.medical_treatment Neurocognitive Disorders Irritability behavioral disciplines and activities Electroconvulsive therapy Huntington's disease mental disorders Medicine Humans Apathy Bipolar disorder Electroconvulsive Therapy Depression (differential diagnoses) Depressive Disorder business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Combined Modality Therapy Psychiatry and Mental health Huntington Disease Delirium Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Management of depression Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences. 6(2) |
| ISSN: | 0895-0172 |
| Popis: | The authors review the records of 6 patients with Huntington's disease (HD) who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression. Five patients met criteria for major depression and 1 for bipolar disorder, depressed. None of the patients had responded to pharmacologic intervention, and 5 improved after ECT treatment. The 2 patients who had prominent delusions showed the greatest improvement. Apathy, and to some extent irritability, responded less well. One patient developed delirium, and the movement disorder worsened in another patient. ECT should be a treatment option in the management of depression in Huntington's disease, particularly when depression is resistant to pharmacologic treatment. |
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