ECT in genetically confirmed Huntington's disease.
Author(s): Lewis CF, DeQuardo JR, Tandon R
Affiliation(s): University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
Publication date & source: 1996-03, J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci., 8(2):209-10.
Publication type: Case Reports
The authors report successful ECT treatment of a severely depressed man with genetically confirmed Huntington's disease. He responded well to treatment and showed no abnormal movements or worsening in his cognitive status.
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