Postictal excitement following bilateral and right-unilateral ECT
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 140 (10) , 1367-1368
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.140.10.1367
Abstract
Postictal excitement was observed in two patients following bilateral and/or right-unilateral ECT but not following left-unilateral ECT. The findings agree with reports associating a similar syndrome with right-side brain insult.Keywords
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