Electroconvulsive therapy for treating patients with agitation and related behavioral disorders due to dementia: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Behavioral disturbances are clinically relevant in patients with dementia, and pharmacological regimens to mitigate these symptoms have provided limited results. Proven to be effective in several psychiatric conditions, electroconvulsive therapy is a potentially beneficial strategy for trea...

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Main Authors: Florindo Stella, Márcia Radanovic, José Gallucci-Neto, Orestes Vicente Forlenza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2023-07-01
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642023000100318&tlng=en