Tardive seizure: a case report.
Electroconvulsive therapy remains the best option for treatment-resistant depressive episodes. A rare, but potentially dangerous, complication is tardive seizures, which occur after the patient has already stopped convulsing from the electroconvulsive therapy and has recovered full consciousness. We have decided to report this case, which many psychiatrists and psychiatry residents may not be familiar with, to heighten the awareness of the condition because it has ramifications in terms of safe management of the patients concerned.
Williams
Adedapo
A
James Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Adetunji
Babatunde
B
Odulate
Adeola
A
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors
D000927:Anticonvulsants