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September 10, 2025Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Electroconvulsive shock enhances striatal dopamine D₁ and D₃ receptor binding and improves motor performance in 6-OHDA-lesioned rats

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ESElissa M. StromeUniversity of British Columbia Hospital AZAthanasios P. ZisUniversity of British Columbia Hospital DDDoris J. DoudetUniversity of British Columbia Hospital

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Animal study demonstrates enhanced dopamine receptor binding and motor performance in hemiparkinsonian rats, suggesting therapeutic potential of electroconvulsive therapy.

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ECS treatment significantly improved hindlimb motor performance in parkinsonian rats, supporting its role in therapy.
Dopamine D1 and D3 receptor binding was enhanced after ECS, indicating a potential neurobiological mechanism.
Hemiparkinsonian rats underwent testing following treatments, revealing significant functional improvements post-ECS.
This work underscores electroconvulsive therapy's possible adjunct role in enhancing motor function in Parkinson's disease.

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Strome et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c19aad9b7b07f3a061c337 https://doi.org/10.1139/jpn.0719

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Animal study demonstrates enhanced dopamine receptor binding and motor performance in hemiparkinsonian rats, suggesting therapeutic potential of electroconvulsive therapy.

Electroconvulsive shock enhances striatal dopamine D₁ and D₃ receptor binding and improves motor performance in 6-OHDA-lesioned rats

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Electroconvulsive shock enhances striatal dopamine D₁ and D₃ receptor binding and improves motor performance in 6-OHDA-lesioned rats

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