Electroconvulsive treatment of a patient with Parkinson’s disease and moderate depression
Depression is a usual comorbidity in patients with Parkinson’s disease. It has been known for more than 50 years that electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) has a positive effect on the muscular symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Many countries do not allow giving ECT for this indication. We have recently...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi - Emerald Publishing
2011-02-01
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Series: | Mental Illness |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/2364 |