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Details electroconvulsive therapy ect remains essential to contemporary psychiatric practice and is a notable instance of safest and most effective treatments available for depression. Despite modern advances in pharmacotherapy, About 15, 20 per cent of all hospitalised patients receive treatment with ect. Its use, However, Is limited by concerns over associated cognitive side effects. Recent research has suggested that using an ultrabrief pulsewidth with ect may greatly reduce cognitive while maintaining, Side effects efficacy sackeim et al 2008 . Preliminary results were positive for unilateral ect, However, Suggest that for dosing could, Bilateral ect necessitate be adjusted to preserve efficacy while reducing side effects. This study will examine the relative cognitive side effects and efficacy of right unilateral and bilateral ect given with a standard pulsewidth or an ultrabrief pulsewidth. Some participants will also receive an mri scan initial state and subsequent results ect. Exclusion criteria diagnosis as defined by dsm, Iv, Tr of any psychotic disorder lifetime with exception of major depressive episode with psychotic features, Rapid cycling eating disorder, Bipolar disorder current or within the past year, Obsessive compulsive disorder lifetime, Post, Traumatic stress disorder current or within the past year . History of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence as per dsm, Iv, Tr in recent times 6 months except nicotine and caffeine . Ect in last 3 months subject requires an urgent clinical response due to inanition, Psychosis or high suicide risk unable to give informed consent score < 24 on mini mental state examination objectives electroconvulsive therapy ect has demonstrated efficacy in treating core symptoms of parkinson s disease pd, However broad adoption of ect in pd has been limited due to concern over cognitive burden. We investigated the application of a newer ect technology known to have fewer cognitive side effects right unilateral rul ultrabrief pulse ubp designed for addressing of medically, Refractory psychiatric dysfunction in pd. Materials and methods this open label pilot study included 6 patients who were assessed in the motoric, Cognitive and neuropsychiatric domains prior to and after rul ubp ect. Primary endpoints were changes in total score on the ham, D, 17 and gds, 30 rating scales. Results patients were found to improve in motoric and psychiatric domains following rul ubp ect without cognitive both immediately, Side effects following ect and at 1, Month follow, Up. Conclusions this study demonstrates that rul ubp ect is safe, Feasible and potentially efficacious in treating without clear cognitive side, Including motor multiple domains, And mood of pd effects. Electroconvulsive therapy, Keywords depression, Parkinson s disease, Ultra, Brief pulseparticipants participants n=6 were recruited from either the psychiatry clinic or the movement disorders clinic during routine appointments at the medical university of south carolina musc . We informed participants about the risks together with perks of all and described, Treatment options, Including ect the purpose and design of the study to each patient in detail, Patients provided signed informed consent to participate. The institutional review board at musc approved this study before any study and the, Procedures began study was performed in adherence to the declaration of helsinki. Inclusion criteria we screened participants for major inclusion criteria in someone located in the clinic during their regularly scheduled appointments. Participants must have had a diagnosis of pd made by a neurologist.