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Published on: July 16, 2014
Bitemporal electroconvulsive therapy for depression in a Parkinson disease patient with a deep-brain stimulator
Samuel Bailine1, Neil Kremen, Izchak Kohen
1Zucker Hillside Hospital, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Glen Oaks, NY 11004, USA.
Abstract:
We report the successful treatment of an episode of major depression with psychotic features with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in a 78-year-old woman with advanced Parkinson disease who had a left subthalamic nucleus deep-brain stimulator (DBS) in place. Electroconvulsive therapy effectively and safely treated the patient's depression without harming the patient or damaging the DBS hardware. We offer additional evidence about the safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with DBS.
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