Computed tomographic scans in ECT‐patients

Kolbeinsson, H.; Arnaldsson, Ö. S.; Pétursson, Hannes; Skúlason, Sigurgísli

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1986.tb02661.x

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“…Following our previous work on ECT side-effects our interest in the subject is partly theoretical, hoping to extend the current level of understanding of the cognitive sideeffects of ECT and mood disturbances (5, 16,17). Furthermore, the results have forensic implications, extending the work already done by Gudjonsson and co-workers on suggestibility and confabulation (12).…”

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The effects of electroconvulsive therapy and depression on confabulation, memory processing, and suggestibility

Sigurðsson

Gudjónsson

Kolbeinsson

et al. 1994

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

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effects of electroconvulsive therapy and depression on confabulation, memory processing, and suggestibility. Nord J Psychiatry 1994;48:443451. Oslo. ISSN 0803-9488.A prospective study was carried out to investigate the influence of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and depression on confabulation, verbal memory, and suggestibility. The subjects were 30 depressed patients with major depressive disorder as defined by DSM-III-R criteria, half of whom were treated with ECT, the other half with antidepressants only, and a control group of I5 healthy subjects. All participants were assessed with the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales (GSS), which measured confabulation, memory, and suggestibility. The patients were also assessed with the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD). Contrary to predictions, confabulation was significantly higher among the controls than patients during inpatient treatment, ECT-treated patients catching up with controls during convalescence. ECT but not depression had a significant effect on delayed recall at the end of the inpatient period. Neither ECT nor depression significantly affected suggestibility. A significant negative correlation was noted between age and confabulation.

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The effects of electroconvulsive therapy and depression on confabulation, memory processing, and suggestibility

Sigurðsson

Gudjónsson

Kolbeinsson

et al. 1994

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

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“…) was reported. Kolbeinsson et al (1986) found that depressed patients had larger ventricle/brain ratios and greater cortical atrophy than normal controls but there was no association with prior ECT.…”

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A preliminary magnetic resonance imaging study of ECT-treated depressed patients

Pande

Grunhaus

Aisen

et al. 1990

Biological Psychiatry

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“…As part of our investigations of potential adverse effects of ECT, we have previously reported our results from computed tomographic brain-scanning of ECT patients (14). The study did not reveal any morphological brain changes that could be related to previous exposure to ECT.…”

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Electroencephalographic correlates of electroconvulsive therapy

Kolbeinsson

Pétursson

1988

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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The aim of this investigation was to study the detailed profile and persistence of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)-induced EEG correlates. Subjects were submitted to a detailed clinical evaluation as well as automated, computerized EEG recordings. Analysis was performed of different frequency bands, mean frequency and total power as well as a detailed study of cortical auditory-evoked responses. Age and sex-matched control subjects comprised a group of comparable patients, none of whom had received ECT, a second control group of healthy volunteers and a third group of amitriptyline-treated patients. No statistically significant EEG changes were found among patients who had been treated with ECT from several months to several years prior to the investigation. During ECT, highly significant cumulative effects were observed in most of the EEG measures, particularly increased slow-wave activity and a corresponding reduction in fast-wave activity. Predictably, significant changes also occurred in mean EEG frequency and total power. No significant changes were observed in the cortical-evoked responses. EEG abnormalities were still significant one week following the completion of a course of ECT, but reverted to baseline levels within four weeks.

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Computed tomographic scans in ECT‐patients

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The effects of electroconvulsive therapy and depression on confabulation, memory processing, and suggestibility

The effects of electroconvulsive therapy and depression on confabulation, memory processing, and suggestibility

A preliminary magnetic resonance imaging study of ECT-treated depressed patients

Electroencephalographic correlates of electroconvulsive therapy

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