Electroconvulsive therapy for depression in a Parkinson's disease patient with bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulators. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We report a patient with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) who developed a recurrence of major depression with psychotic features after bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) dramatically improved the depression without shifting electrode position or damaging the DBS hardware. This case suggests that ECT can be a safe and effective option for severe depression in PD patients treated with STN DBS.

publication date

  • September 1, 2005

Research

keywords

  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Depressive Disorder, Major
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Parkinson Disease
  • Subthalamic Nucleus

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 24944560478

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2005.04.005

PubMed ID

  • 15994113

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 11

issue

  • 6