title: The neurology of depression. Cognitive and behavioral deficits with focal findings in depression and resolution after electroconvulsive therapy.
abstract: Deficits in cognition and behavior have frequently been described in severely depressed patients. Recent reports have drawn attention to focal left-sided neurologic findings occurring in depression. We describe a depressed patient with marked cognitive and behavioral impairment and focal left-sided signs. The depression, mental status deficits, and physical findings all resolved after electroconvulsive therapy.
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged