Abstract
Electroconvulsive therapy is safe and effective in the treatment of depression in older individuals. Minor cognitive side effects of electroconvulsive therapy include acute postictal confusion and reversible short-term memory deficits. However, interictal delirium is uncommon in absence of risk factors. Herein, we report the case a depressed male patient without any known risk factors who developed interictal delirium 2days after his sixth electroconvulsive therapy session. Interictal delirium improved with treatment within 1week.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 211-213 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Psychogeriatrics |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-09-2012 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Gerontology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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