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The Journal of ECT:
June 2008 - Volume 24 - Issue 2 - pp 171-172
doi: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e318154b993
Case Reports

Bitemporal Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression in a Parkinson Disease Patient With a Deep-Brain Stimulator

Bailine, Samuel MD; Kremen, Neil MD; Kohen, Izchak MD; Linder, Howard MD; Schwartz, Guy J. MD; Mogilner, Alon Y. MD, PhD; Pourfar, Michael MD

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Abstract

We report the successful treatment of an episode of major depression with psychotic features with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in a 78-year-old woman with advanced Parkinson disease who had a left subthalamic nucleus deep-brain stimulator (DBS) in place. Electroconvulsive therapy effectively and safely treated the patient's depression without harming the patient or damaging the DBS hardware. We offer additional evidence about the safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with DBS.

© 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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