Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Comorbid Frontotemporal Dementia with Bipolar Disorder
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 re...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-6b10488c2f9c4823a93e9521d8464b762025-02-03T01:11:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382013-01-01201310.1155/2013/124719124719Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Comorbid Frontotemporal Dementia with Bipolar DisorderSean Paul0Jennifer Goetz1Jeffrey Bennett2Tessy Korah3Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USADepartment of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USADepartment of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USADepartment of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USAChallenges 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/124719 |
| spellingShingle | Sean Paul Jennifer Goetz Jeffrey Bennett Tessy Korah Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Comorbid Frontotemporal Dementia with Bipolar Disorder Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Comorbid Frontotemporal Dementia with Bipolar Disorder |
| title_full | Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Comorbid Frontotemporal Dementia with Bipolar Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Comorbid Frontotemporal Dementia with Bipolar Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Comorbid Frontotemporal Dementia with Bipolar Disorder |
| title_short | Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Comorbid Frontotemporal Dementia with Bipolar Disorder |
| title_sort | efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy for comorbid frontotemporal dementia with bipolar disorder |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/124719 |
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