ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY FOR AGITATION IN LEWY BODIES DEMENTIA

Introduction Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is a primary degenerative dementing syndrome characterized by visual hallucinations, fluctuation in cognition, depressive symptoms and parkinsonism. Literature has shown the utility of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in demented patients regarding depres...

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Main Authors: C. Echeverria, J. Libuy, J. Alarcón, J. Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-03-01
Series:European Psychiatry
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823021673/type/journal_article