ECT-induced postictal delirium and electrode placement

I Leechuy; R Abrams; J Kohlhaas

doi:10.1176/ajp.145.7.880

ECT-induced postictal delirium and electrode placement

Am J Psychiatry. 1988 Jul;145(7):880-1. doi: 10.1176/ajp.145.7.880.

Authors

I Leechuy¹, R Abrams, J Kohlhaas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, IL 60064.

PMID: 3381936
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.145.7.880

Abstract

The authors report eight instances of ECT-induced postictal (emergence) delirium that occurred after bilateral ECT, right unilateral ECT, or left unilateral ECT. They conclude that postictal delirium is a random phenomenon unrelated to lateralized hemispheric mechanisms.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Delirium / etiology*
Delirium / physiopathology
Depressive Disorder / therapy
Electroconvulsive Therapy / adverse effects*
Electroconvulsive Therapy / methods
Functional Laterality / physiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged