2012 Volume 24 Issue 2 Pages 132-137
ECT is effective for treatment-resistant depression, schizophrenia, and catatonic features. A number of psychiatric diseases and related conditions do not sufficiently respond to current pharmacotherapy. To release patients from suffering, various treatments have been tried. Neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, and Parkinson's disease with psychotic symptoms are the cases. We discuss herewith the effectiveness of ECT on neuropathic pain, such as postherpetic neuralgia and post-operative thoracotomy pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, and Parkinson's disease with psychotic symptoms, showing changes in regional cerebral blood flow.
