ECT, blood pressure changes and neuropsychological deficit.
Twenty psychiatric in-patients were studied before and after five bilateral electroconvulsive treatments for major depression. There were significant memory and neuropsychological changes after treatment, and significant reductions in depression rating scores, but they did not correlate with various measures of blood pressure elevation during treatment. The importance of ECT-related amnesia is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests