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Treatment of Parkinson's disease with electroconvulsive therapy
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, Illinois.
The Psychiatric Clinics of North America
|December 1, 1991
Abstract:
There is substantial evidence that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can ameliorate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease independent of any antidepressant activity. ECT thus presents a treatment alternative for the severely impaired, medication-resistant Parkinson's patient. In this article, we review the literature on this subject and present our recommendations for current clinical practice.