Two Cases of Limbic Encephalitis Successfully Treated With Electroconvulsive Therapy After Standard Immunomodulating Therapy Was Unsuccessful

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Case Reports

Martin Schardt. J ECT. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 1;39(1):59-60.

doi: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000874. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia PA.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest or financial disclosures to report.

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