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Treating electroconvulsive therapy–induced mania with more electroconvulsive therapy: Evidence for electroconvulsive therapy as the ultra-mood stabilizer

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, Patrick J White, Serdar Dursun   +2 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy-induced mania: a case report [PDF]

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, Majed Aljohani, Bandar Al Mufareh, Omar Alkharraz   +3 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, Amin Cervantes-Arriaga, Rodrigo Llorens-Arenas, Jesús Ramírez-Bermudez, Ángel Ruiz-Chow, Mayela Rodríguez-Violante   +5 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, Eylem Ozten, Gul Eryilmaz, Isil Gogcegoz Gul, Mehmet Emin Ceylan   +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, Howard Weeks, William T. Couldwell, M. Yashar S. Kalani   +3 more
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Cumulative electroconvulsive therapy sessions and focal epilepsy: A nationwide cohort study in Japan. [PDF]

Epilepsia Open
Abstract Objective Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is widely used for severe psychiatric disorders, yet concerns remain regarding possible epileptogenic effects associated with prolonged or repeated exposure. We examined the association between cumulative ECT sessions and focal epilepsy in a nationwide Japanese cohort.
Hata M, Miyazaki Y, Omori H, Takahashi S, Ikeda M.   +4 more
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Electroconvulsive Therapy and Time to Psychiatric Readmission in Schizophrenia. [PDF]

Acta Psychiatr Scand
ABSTRACT Introduction There is evidence that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can augment the effects of antipsychotics in schizophrenia. However, there is limited evidence from Western populations on whether ECT reduces the risk of relapse compared to non‐ECT treatment in schizophrenia.
Stenmark L, Msghina M, Nordenskjöld A.
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Does the Loss of Autobiographical Memories Contribute to the Therapeutic Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy? [PDF]

Acta Psychiatr Scand
ABSTRACT Objective For decades, a persistent claim has been that autobiographical memory loss after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression might actually contribute to ECT efficacy by reducing or even eliminating autobiographical memories. To test this claim, the primary aim of this study is to examine the association between autobiographical ...
van Kessel M, van der Vlugt-Molenaar J, Bergfeld IO, van Exel E, Murre J, Obbels J, Sienaert P, Vansteelandt K, Verwijk E.   +8 more
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Dexmedetomidine vs Propofol as an Adjunct to Ketamine for Electroconvulsive Therapy Anaesthesia

, 2022
OBJECTIVE: Electroconvulsive therapy is an effective non-pharmacological treatment for refractory mental illness, where a generalized seizure is induced under general anaesthesia.
Türeci, Ercan, Yeter, Tuğçe, Tuğçe Yeter, Onur Gönen, Aybike, Aybike Onur Gönen, Ercan Türeci   +5 more
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