Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with multiple system atrophy and bipolar disorder

Abstract

Multiple system atrophy is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder with no known cure. It is a clinical diagnosis with no confirmation available other than brain biopsy after death. We report the successful treatment of multiple system atrophy co-occurring with bipolar disorder in a 62-year-old man using electroconvulsive therapy. © 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.