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Published on: August 15, 2017
Electroconvusive therapy in dementia
Juana T Rodríguez-Sosa1, Aaron Suárez-Lovelle, Elena Navarrete-Betancort
1Servicio de Psiquiatría Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. rodriguez.teresa9@gmail.com
Abstract:
The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the clinical practice in patients with dementia syndromes continues to cause controversy. In this case, the clinical difficulty existing when making a differential diagnosis between depressive episodes and incipient dementia picture is presented. The interrelation between these two pictures and the possible common etiological origin are also evaluated. Electroconvulsive therapy is effective and safe in functional improvement in affective and dementia disorders in elderly patients.
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