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Hi all, Just to clarify: My purpose in ferreting out articles on PD and ECT going back to the 80s is not to show that ECT is a safe, effective treatment for motor problems of PD -- that's not possible, as there is not enough evidence. What my search does show is that since the late 1980s, psychiatrists have reported that PD patients who received ECT for depression demonstrated improvement in motor function as well, and have urged further study. A 2005 literature review concluded that the body of evidence that ECT positively affects motor symptoms is small but compelling, and that more research is warranted and desirable. What I have read leads me to conclude: ECT has shown promise as a noninvasive treatment that can offer relief for PD patients. The movement disorders community should be researching this now. Kathleen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn