title: Transient hemiparesis (Todd's paralysis) after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in a patient with major depressive disorder.
abstract: We report the case of a 50-year-old man who exhibited transient left hemiparesis (Todd's paralysis) after electroconvulsive therapy, which completely resolved within 10 minutes. Subsequent neurological evaluation was unremarkable for discrete etiologies for this event, other than Todd's paralysis. We review the literature of this phenomenon in association with electroconvulsive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Liff
authors.forename: Ethan O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Bryson
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maloutas
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Garruto
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pasculli
authors.forename: Mimi C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kellner
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents