title: Delayed onset and prolonged interictal delirium following electroconvulsive therapy.
abstract: Electroconvulsive therapy is safe and effective in the treatment of depression in older individuals. Minor cognitive side effects of electroconvulsive therapy include acute postictal confusion and reversible short-term memory deficits. However, interictal delirium is uncommon in absence of risk factors. Herein, we report the case a depressed male patient without any known risk factors who developed interictal delirium 2 days after his sixth electroconvulsive therapy session. Interictal delirium improved with treatment within 1 week.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Arun G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Selvaraj
authors.forename: Samir Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Praharaj
mesh_terms: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003693:Delirium / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D000077265:Donepezil; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007189:Indans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008140:Lorazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007189:Indans; D010880:Piperidines; D000077265:Donepezil; D006220:Haloperidol; D008140:Lorazepam