Permanence of retrograde amnesia produced by electroconvulsive shock.
The permanence of retrograde amnesia produced for a single training trial by a single electroconvulsive shock was studied. No recovery from amnesia was found with either single or repeated retention tests. Amnesic effects were found to be permanent with retention intervals as long as 1 month.
D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D004597:Electroshock; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D051379:Mice; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors