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Electroconvulsive therapy treatment of depression in a patient with adult GM2 gangliosidosis
Author(s) -
Renshaw Perry F.,
Stern Theodore A.,
Welch Charles,
Schouten Ronald,
Kolodny Edwin H.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410310320
Subject(s) - electroconvulsive therapy , gangliosidosis , depression (economics) , medicine , psychiatry , psychotherapist , psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , disease , economics , macroeconomics
Adult GM2 gangliosidosis is a rare disorder that often presents with both neurological and psychiatric syndromes. Effective treatment of the psychotic and affective symptoms associated with this disorder has been complicated by poor treatment response and the concern that many psychotropic agents may worsen the underlying gangliosidosis. We report the successful use of electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of severe depression in a young man with adult GM2 gangliosidosis.