Abstract
Can ECT Improve the Motor Symptoms of a Neurological Disease? A Case of Dopa-Responsive Dystonia
Highlights
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a well-known treatment for mood disorders
Our experience with Ms M raises the question of the use of ECT in neurological diseases
Patients can develop psychiatric disorders in the aftermath of neurological diseases, just as some neurological diseases are preceded by psychiatric symptoms
Summary
There have been reports of improvement in neurological disorders following ECT, in Parkinson’s disease [1], and in some cases of cervical dystonia [2], orofacial dystonia [3], or blepharospasm [4]. He presented symptoms of the disorder from birth, while Ms M was not diagnosed until adulthood because of the atypical presentation of the disease. She was examined by several neurologists over the years, but they were unable to provide the correct diagnosis. She was even hospitalized several times in a psychiatric ward with a diagnosis of conversion disorder. Treatment with levodopa/benserazide (Modopar®) proved effective, and the patient quickly regained the ability to walk
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