Neuropsychiatric relapse following acute carbon monoxide poisoning--the contribution of electroconvulsive therapy.
Four cases are described in which, after apparent recovery from deliberate acute carbon monoxide poisoning, the administration of electroconvulsive therapy was associated with a relapse, with subsequent neuropsychiatric impairment. It is suggested that, as electroconvulsive therapy could aggravate acute cerebral damage, its use during recovery from acute carbon monoxide poisoning should be abandoned.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000150:complications*; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D000092864:Suicide Prevention