Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in Fahr disease associated with bipolar psychotic disorder: a case report

J ECT. 2009 Sep;25(3):213-5. doi: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181914d28.

Abstract

We report a case of a patient with Fahr disease affected by bipolar disorder type I with psychotic symptoms. The complex clinical picture, characterized by both neurological and psychiatric symptoms, proved to be partially or completely resistant to several pharmacological trials. On the contrary, a marked improvement of clinical picture occurred after a cycle of 10 sessions of electroconvulsive therapy, followed by a complete and sustained resolution of mood, cognitive, motor, and behavioral symptoms during the next 4 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Affect
  • Aged
  • Anti-Anxiety Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anxiety / complications
  • Anxiety / drug therapy
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / complications*
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / therapy*
  • Bipolar Disorder / complications*
  • Bipolar Disorder / therapy*
  • Calcinosis / complications*
  • Calcinosis / therapy*
  • Cognition / physiology
  • Drug Resistance
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Movement / physiology

Substances

  • Anti-Anxiety Agents
  • Antipsychotic Agents