Electroconvulsive in a 75-year-old patient with severe agitated behavior and dementia

Various drugs have been used in the management of behavioral and psychotic symptoms including aggression and agitation in dementia. However, the risk of side effects and sedation limits the use of higher doses of many agents. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been used in the management of behavio...

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Autors principals:	Harshal Sathe, Mosam Phirke, Nilesh Shah, Sushma Sonavane, Avinash Desousa
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Col·lecció:	Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
Matèries:	Aggression agitated behavior Alzheimer's cognitive decline dementia electroconvulsive therapy
Accés en línia:	http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2017;volume=4;issue=2;spage=153;epage=155;aulast=Sathe
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