Delayed amnesia and disorientation after electroconvulsive treatment.
Memory-related effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are known to appear immediately after the treatment. The case of a 39-year-old woman who underwent a course of ECT because of a recurrent major depressive disorder is described. After a symptom-free period of 48 hours, transient amnesia developed. Her condition appeared to be associated with the electroconvulsive therapy, thereby raising questions about its pathogenicity and management.
Grinshpoon
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Ness-Ziona Mental Health Center.
Mester
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R
Spivak
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B
Berg
Y
Y
Bleich
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A
Weizman
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A
D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology*; D001285:Atropine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008723:Methohexital / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D001285:Atropine; D008723:Methohexital; D013390:Succinylcholine