Seizures terminable and interminable with ECT.
The authors discuss the incidence, detection, management, and significance of prolonged seizures with ECT and present a case example. They suggest that the incidence of this phenomenon may be underreported and that its occurrence may be linked to hyperoxygenation, the use of multiple-monitored ECT, and preexisting states of cerebral hyperexcitability. Since prolonged seizures may result in adverse metabolic changes, prompt detection and intervention are essential.
D000328:Adult; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009122:Muscle Hypertonia / Q000209:etiology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000209:etiology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen