Neurological asymmetries immediately after unilateral ECT.

Neurological asymmetries immediately after unilateral ECT.

Twenty-nine right handed patients were examined neurologically before and immediately after each of 62 unilateral ECTs to the dominant and non-dominant hemispheres. Most convulsions were followed by signs of transitory neurological dysfunction referable to the treated hemisphere. These signs included deep tendon reflex asymmetry, hemiparesis, tactile and visual inattention, and homonymous hemia...

Unilateral Ect and Dosing

Ect in Neurological Counditions

It is a myth that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) produces greater side effects and worsens the neurological condition when used in neurologically ill patients. With the advancement and sophistication in ECT practice standards and modification procedures, it can be safely administered either to treat selected neurological conditions or the co-morbid psychiatric illnesses without additional risk...

Regional facial asymmetries in unilateral orofacial clefts.

OBJECTIVES Assess facial asymmetry in subjects with unilateral cleft lip (UCL), unilateral cleft lip and alveolus (UCLA), and unilateral cleft lip, alveolus, and palate (UCLP), and to evaluate which area of the face is most asymmetrical. METHODS Standardized three-dimensional facial images of 58 patients (9 UCL, 21 UCLA, and 28 UCLP; age range: 8.6-12.3 years) and 121 controls (age range 9-12...

Transient neurological deficit immediately after central venous line removal: a poorly explained finding.

The sudden onset of a major neurological deficit in concomitance with the removal of a central venous line (CVL) is an unexpected finding to our knowledge not previously described. We recently observed this phenomenon in 3 of 460 consecutive patients in whom a CVL line (usually inserted in the right internal jugular vein) was used during routine cardiac surgical procedures. All 3 patients had a...