ECT for the treatment of Huntington's disease: A case study

Mark D. Beale; Charles H. Kellner; Paul Gurecki; John T. Pritchett

ECT for the treatment of Huntington's disease: A case study

Mark D. Beale, Charles H. Kellner, Paul Gurecki, John T. Pritchett

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Abstract

We report a 56-year-old man with Huntington's disease whose chorea substantially improved after treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). ECT should be considered for medically refractory cases of movement disorders, especially those with severe disability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-112
Number of pages	5
Journal	Convulsive Therapy
Volume	13
Issue number	2
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chorea
Electroconvulsive therapy
Huntington's disease
Maintenance ECT
Movement disorder

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ECT for the treatment of Huntington's disease: A case study

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