Treatment of Meigeʼs Syndrome with ECT

A 62-year-old woman with Meigeʼs syndrome failed to respond to several pharmacologic interventions. Her dystonias improved significantly after treatment with bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). However, the effect was not durable, lasting ≤ 72 h. ECT is an effective treatment for many movemen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of ECT 1999-06, Vol.15 (2), p.154-157
Hauptverfasser:	Boshes, Roger A, Afonso, Jose A, Tanev, Kaloyan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anxiety Disorders - psychology Anxiety Disorders - therapy Baclofen - administration & dosage Biological and medical sciences Clonazepam - administration & dosage Combined Modality Therapy Comorbidity Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology Depressive Disorder, Major - therapy Electroconvulsive Therapy Female Humans Medical sciences Meige Syndrome - psychology Meige Syndrome - therapy Middle Aged Pimozide - administration & dosage Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Recurrence Sick Role Treatment Outcome Treatments Trihexyphenidyl - administration & dosage
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Zusammenfassung:	A 62-year-old woman with Meigeʼs syndrome failed to respond to several pharmacologic interventions. Her dystonias improved significantly after treatment with bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). However, the effect was not durable, lasting ≤ 72 h. ECT is an effective treatment for many movement disorders including dystonias of differing etiologies. Its efficacy for Meigeʼs syndrome is questionable.
ISSN:	1095-0680 1533-4112
DOI:	10.1097/00124509-199906000-00007