Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy for a 74-year-old Female with Major Depressive Disorder and Tardive Tremor: A Case Report and Literature Review

Jia Yin Yeh; Nien Mu Chiu; Yung Yee Chang; Pao Yen Lin; Yu Lee

doi:10.9758/cpn.2020.18.2.331

Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy for a 74-year-old Female with Major Depressive Disorder and Tardive Tremor: A Case Report and Literature Review

Jia Yin Yeh, Nien Mu Chiu, Yung Yee Chang, Pao Yen Lin^*, Yu Lee^*

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Chang Gung University

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Abstract

Tardive tremor is an infrequently form of tardive syndrome that is developed from prolonged treatment with dopamine receptor blocking agents. This condition presents as a prominent tremor that may cause significant distress but currently lacks effective treatment. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been applied to treat tardive syndrome. In this study, we report a 74-year-old female patient with major depressive disorder, whose tardive tremor and depressive symptoms showed remarkable improvement after receiving 10 sessions of ECT treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	331-336
Number of pages	6
Journal	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
Volume	18
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.9758/cpn.2020.18.2.331
State	Published - 2020

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Depression
Electroconvulsive therapy
Tremor

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