Depression as a major component of a gait disorder-Successful multimodal treatment including electroconvulsive therapy : A case report.
Z Gerontol Geriatr
; 56(1): 59-64, 2023 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
This case report describes an 82-year-old patient who was treated in a gerontological psychiatric ward due to a multifactorial gait disorder with falls. The main component of the gait disorder was depression, which was accompanied by a pronounced fear of falling. Other factors were polyneuropathy, gonarthrosis and an exercise deficit after previous inactivity. An important part of the multimodal treatment was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). A total of nine sessions of ECT in right unilateral stimulation were conducted. The treatment resulted in a significant improvement of the depression and the gait disorder, which was impressively reflected in the geriatric assessment. The presented case shows that depression and fear of falling should not be underestimated as (main) components of a gait disorder. Here, a multimodal treatment including treatment of the depression by ECT was successful.
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Assunto principal:
Eletroconvulsoterapia
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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En
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Z Gerontol Geriatr
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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Alemanha