title: Neurally mediated syncope in electroconvulsive therapy maintenance.
abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is especially necessary to revert some types of depressive disease; nevertheless, it has some widely recognized adverse effects, such as short-term memory loss. Moreover, some articles have reported its potential association with falls; this literature is, however, scanty and mainly consists of case reports. We present the case of a man who has a diagnosis of neurally mediated syncope at the age of 79 years, during the maintenance ECT. The patient had a significant increase in syncope frequency in the period he was treated with ECT, followed by a dramatic decrease when ECT was discontinued.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arbaizar
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Llorca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017704:Baroreflex / Q000502:physiology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate