Resolution of Amnestic Effects of an Extended Course of Electroconvulsive Therapy
| Autor: | Jane Martin, Judy Creighton, James J. Strain, Charles H. Kellner, Lesley Spodek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Neuroscience (miscellaneous) Neuropsychological Tests behavioral disciplines and activities Executive Function Electroconvulsive therapy Physical medicine and rehabilitation Full recovery Memory Humans Medicine Electroconvulsive Therapy Aged Language Intelligence Tests Depressive Disorder Major Depression business.industry Neuropsychology Delirium Cognition Affect Psychiatry and Mental health Time course Severe major depression Amnesia Neuropsychological testing Cognition Disorders business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of ECT. 27:251-255 |
| ISSN: | 1095-0680 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/yct.0b013e3181ffe11a |
| Popis: | We report the case of a 79-year-old man who had an episode of severe major depression treated with an extended course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and multiple medication trials. Electroconvulsive therapy was only modestly beneficial, and he had significant cognitive effects. Neuropsychological testing at 2 different time points during the episode documented the cognitive deficits, as well as the time course of their resolution. He ultimately made a full recovery from his depressive episode with substantial improvement of ECT-related cognitive deficits. This case adds to the neuropsychological literature documenting the transient nature of ECT-induced cognitive effects. |
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