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Humans , Female , Aged , Colitis, Ischemic/chemically induced , Clozapine/adverse effects , Schizophrenia, Paranoid/drug therapy , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the clinical practice in patients with dementia syndromes continues to cause controversy. In this case, the clinical difficulty existing when making a differential diagnosis between depressive episodes and incipient dementia picture is presented. The interrelation between these two pictures and the possible common etiological origin are also evaluated. Electroconvulsive therapy is effective and safe in functional improvement in affective and dementia disorders in elderly patients.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy , Frontotemporal Dementia/therapy , Female , Humans , Middle AgedABSTRACT
La utilización de la Terapia electroconvulsiva (TEC) en la práctica clínica en los pacientes con síndromes demenciales sigue suscitando debate. En este caso se expone la dificultad clínica existente ante un diagnóstico diferencial entre episodio depresivo y cuadro demencial incipiente. También se valora la interrelación entre estos dos cuadros así como el posible origen etiológico común. La terapia electroconvulsiva resulta eficaz y segura en la mejora funcional en los trastornos afectivos y demenciales en pacientes de edad avanzada (AU)
The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the clinical practice in patients with dementia syndromes continues to cause controversy. In this case, the clinical difficulty existing when making a differential diagnosis between depressive episodes and incipient dementia picture is presented. The interrelation between these two pictures and the possible common etiological origin are also evaluated. Electroconvulsive therapy is effective and safe in functional improvement in affective and dementia disorders in elderly patients (AU)
