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

Convulsive therapy Pub Date : 1997-06-01

M D Beale, C H Kellner, P Gurecki, J 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.

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ECT治疗亨廷顿舞蹈病:一个案例研究。

我们报告了一位56岁的亨廷顿舞蹈病患者，他的舞蹈病在接受电休克治疗(ECT)后显著改善。对于医学上难治性的运动障碍患者，尤其是那些严重残疾的患者，应该考虑电痉挛疗法。

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