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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
2023-07-01
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Series: | Dementia & Neuropsychologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642023000100318&tlng=en |