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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2018 Electroconvulsive therapy has been described as a mood stabilizer, as it is effective in all stages of bipolar disorder. Electroconvulsive therapy–induced mania is a known and potentially dangerous risk of treating bipolar depression with ...
Rejish K Thomas +2 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy in Parkinson´s disease [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2015 Purpose To analyze the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy for the management of depression and/or psychosis refractory to drug therapy in patients with Parkinson disease.Methods A retrospective study was carried out including patients treated ...
Humberto Calderón-Fajardo +5 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy-induced mania: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Despite its controversial history, electroconvulsive therapy is generally an effective treatment with few serious side effects. One rare but troublesome side effect of electroconvulsive therapy is mania.
Saatcioglu Omer, Guduk Mehmet
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Atlas fracture after electroconvulsive therapy
Journal of Spine Practice, 2022 Background: Since the first-time electroconvulsive therapy was performed in 1938, it remains to this day as one of the most effective forms of treatment for patients with major depression and other psychiatric conditions.
Murtaza Rashid +3 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy treatment responsive multimodal brain networks [PDF]
Human Brain Mapping, 2020 Electroconvulsive therapy is regarded as the most effective antidepressant treatment for severe and treatment-resistant depressive episodes. Despite the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy, the neurobiological underpinnings and mechanisms underlying ...
Shile Qi +2 more
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Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Current Review [PDF]
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2014 Most of the electroconvulsive therapy guidelines state that severe major depression with psychotic features, manic delirium, or catatonia are conditions where there is a clear consensus favoring early electroconvulsive therapy. The decision to administer
Gokben Hizli Sayar +4 more
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Intraparenchymal hemorrhage after electroconvulsive therapy
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2017 A 46-year-old woman with a history of medically refractory depression experienced a tonic-clonic seizure shortly after electroconvulsive therapy for severe depression.
Elizabeth W.J. Carlson +3 more
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Cognitive effects after ECT: how to treat them?
European Psychiatry, 2023 How far have we progressed in the field of treating cognitive side effects? Six months after the last ECT treatment, about 15% of patients still have such symptoms, limiting daily life.
E. Verwijk
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Nurses` Performance Regarding Care of Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2022 Background: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) remains an important treatment in contemporary psychiatric medicine for many patients with severe mood and psychotic disorders.
Amal Elias Abdel-Aziz +2 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy in Oman: a national audit of demographics and standards
Middle East Current Psychiatry, 2023 Background We aim to address the dearth of knowledge regarding general electroconvulsive therapy practice in Oman, by examining and investigating the electroconvulsive therapy practices at all hospitals providing electroconvulsive therapy across the ...
Tamadhir Al-Mahrouqi +3 more
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