Yawning as a complication of electroconvulsive therapy and concurrent neuroleptic withdrawal.
Among the various reported neuropsychological effects of electroconvulsive therapy are amnesia, delirium, peripheral neuropathy, headaches, and seizures. A case history is presented that describes a previously unreported neurological sequela: the development of intractable yawning during a course of electroconvulsive therapy. Neuropathophysiological mechanisms possibly relating to this phenomenon are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015000:Yawning
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents