Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Comorbid Frontotemporal Dementia with Bipolar Disorder

Overview

Journal Case Rep Psychiatry

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2013 Jun 14

PMID 23762719

Citations 3

Authors

Sean Paul

Jennifer Goetz

Jeffrey Bennett

Tessy Korah

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Abstract

Challenges encountered in the diagnosis and treatment of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are further confounded when presented with comorbid psychiatric disorder. Here we report a case of progressive FTD in a patient with a long history of bipolar affective disorder (BAD) 1, depressed type. We also report beneficial effects of electroconvulsive therapy and its potential application in similar comorbid disorders.

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