Changes in neuropsychological test performance after electroconvulsive therapy.
A group of 231 psychiatric patients were evaluated (with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery) before and after electroconvulsive therapy. Improvement during the course of therapy was shown in 96% of the measures and significant improvement (p less than 0.05) occurred in 37.5% of the measures, indicating generally improved functioning. The performance of these patients on the pre-ECT testing was generally in the range characteristic of patients with documented brain damage, but the score improved during the course of treatment to the borderline normal level.
D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy