Bifrontal electroconvulsive therapy leads to improvement of cerebral glucose hypometabolism in frontotemporal dementia with comorbid psychotic depression – a case report

Bifrontal electroconvulsive therapy leads to improvement of cerebral glucose hypometabolism in frontotemporal dementia with comorbid psychotic depression – a case report

Abstract Background Differentiating depression and dementia in elderly patients represents a major clinical challenge for psychiatrists. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for both conditions are often used cautiously due to fear of adverse effects. If a clinically indicated t...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Schröder, Lena Bönig, Phileas Johannes Proskynitopoulos, Eva Janke, Johannes Heck, Nima Mahmoudi, Adrian Groh, Georg Berding, Felix Wedegärtner, Stephanie Deest-Gaubatz, Hannah Benedictine Maier, Stefan Bleich, Helge Frieling, Martin Schulze Westhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
18F-FDG PET/CT
Frontotemporal dementia
ECT
Depression
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04759-z

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