Iodine-123 fluoropropyl-carbomethoxy-3-β-(4-iodophenyltropane) single-photon emission computed tomography findings before and after electroconvulsive therapy in major depressive disorder with Parkinsonism.

Background: To date, only a few cases of improvement of Parkinsonism in depressed patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have been reported. However, no functional imaging data are available to support this finding.

Objective: To describe the first observation of increase in dopamine transporter uptake after ECT.