A study of the incidence of epilepsy following ECT.
In a group of 166 patients who had received electroconvulsive therapy more than one year previously the prevalence of epilepsy did not differ significantly from that found in the community as a whole. The findings suggest that a kindling process is not a clinical hazard following repeated electrically induced seizures.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged