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Electroconvulsive Therapy in Parkinsonism with Affective Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Nutan Atre-Vaidya  and
V. Chowdary Jampala
Nutan Atre-Vaidya*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Studies, University of Health Science/The Chicago Medical School
V. Chowdary Jampala
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School; and VA Medical Center, North Chicago
*
University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois 60064, USA
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Abstract

The authors report a patient whose Parkinson's disease and mania both responded well to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) after failing to respond to chemotherapy. The authors review the literature and suggest that ECTis a safe and effective treatment for affective syndromes associated with Parkinsonism. The presence of dementia in these patients appears to be an indicator of poor prognosis. This paper is believed to be the first report of successful use of ECT in mania occurring together with Parkinsonism.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 55 - 58
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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