Case report of lateralized affective states immediately after ECT.
Dysphoric states were observed in a patient immediately after right unilateral and bilateral ECT, while euphoric states followed left unilateral ECT, suggesting that disruption of lateralized neural mechanisms may have been involved in the pathophysiology of the affective states.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005059:Euphoria / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology