background: lennox-gastaut syndrome (lgs) is an epileptic encephalopathy, characterized by drug-resistant multiple seizure types. the aim of this study was to determine if the adjunctive use of electroconvulsive therapy (ect) in patients with lgs and drug-resistant epilepsy is efficacious in decreasing their seizure frequency and also to investigate its safety and tolerability.   methods: this ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : the usefulness of electroconvulsive therapy (ect) in the management of mood disorders would be improved if its related cognitive impairment is attenuated properly. in this study we investigated the effects of using a combination of crocus sativus (cs), cyperus rotundus (cr), and honey in the treatment of ect-i...

BACKGROUND Electroconvulsive therapy is used to treat patients with severe or resistant depression. Troponin elevations are associated with an adverse prognosis, and it is well known that central nervous system insults can cause biochemical evidence of cardiac injury. No study previously has studied this with electroconvulsive therapy. METHODS Patients scheduled for electroconvulsive therapy ...

Electroconvulsive therapy can be effective in severe or treatment resistant neuroleptic malignant syndrome patients. Anesthesia and use of muscle relaxant agents for electroconvulsive therapy in such patients may encounter anesthesiologists with specific challenges. This case report describes successful management of anesthesia in 28-year-old male patient undergoing eight electroconvulsive ther...

INTRODUCTION It is difficult to treat patients who, in addition to having severe anorexia nervosa, also have severe symptoms of major depressive disorder and a tendency for impulsive acting out behaviour. Our case report considers the feasibility of maintenance electroconvulsive therapy in such complicated cases. CASE PRESENTATION This is a case report of a woman with anorexia nervosa and co-...

Electroconvulsive therapy is a widely practiced, safe and effective treatment for severe mental illness. A febrile reaction induced by electroconvulsive therapy is rarely reported as an adverse effect. We present a 15-year old Chinese girl with first episode catatonic schizophrenia who developed recurrent febrile reactions after electroconvulsive therapy. Vigilant clinical monitoring and labora...

Background: Negative neurocognitive bias is a core feature of depression that is reversed by antidepressant drug treatment. However, it is unclear whether modulation of neurocognitive bias is a common mechanism of distinct biological treatments. This randomized controlled functional magnetic resonance imaging study explored the effects of a single electroconvulsive therapy session on self-refer...

neuroleptic malignant syndrome (nms) is unusual but could be a lethal reaction associated with neuroleptic drugs. it occurs in almost 0.07-2.2% of patients under treatment with neuroleptics. there are some medical treatments that may also be helpful for its treatment, including dopamine agonists, muscle relaxants, and electroconvulsive therapy (ect). we present this case to alert the clinicians...