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Case Reports
. 1997 Jun;13(2):108-12.

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

M D Beale  1 , C H Kellner, P Gurecki, J T Pritchett
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  • PMID: 9253530
Case Reports

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

M D Beale et al. Convuls Ther. 1997 Jun.

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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