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ECT-induced delirium in depressed patients with Parkinson's disease.

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Figiel, GS; Hassen, MA; Zorumski, C; Krishnan, KR; Doraiswamy, PM; Jarvis, MR; Smith, DS
Published in: J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci
1991

In this pilot study, a prolonged (interictal) delirium was induced by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in seven out of seven depressed patients with Parkinson's disease. This occurrence of delirium appears much higher than what has been reported in other patient populations. These findings are consistent with several lines of data that have implicated the basal ganglia in the development of delirium from other causes, and they suggest that structural changes in these areas may predispose individuals to develop an interictal delirium during a course of ECT.

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J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci

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ISSN

0895-0172

Publication Date

1991

Volume

3

Issue

4

Start / End Page

405 / 411

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Pilot Projects
  • Parkinson Disease
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Figiel, G. S., Hassen, M. A., Zorumski, C., Krishnan, K. R., Doraiswamy, P. M., Jarvis, M. R., & Smith, D. S. (1991). ECT-induced delirium in depressed patients with Parkinson's disease. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, 3(4), 405–411. https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.3.4.405
Figiel, G. S., M. A. Hassen, C. Zorumski, K. R. Krishnan, P. M. Doraiswamy, M. R. Jarvis, and D. S. Smith. “ECT-induced delirium in depressed patients with Parkinson's disease.J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 3, no. 4 (1991): 405–11. https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.3.4.405.
Figiel GS, Hassen MA, Zorumski C, Krishnan KR, Doraiswamy PM, Jarvis MR, et al. ECT-induced delirium in depressed patients with Parkinson's disease. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1991;3(4):405–11.
Figiel, G. S., et al. “ECT-induced delirium in depressed patients with Parkinson's disease.J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, vol. 3, no. 4, 1991, pp. 405–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/jnp.3.4.405.
Figiel GS, Hassen MA, Zorumski C, Krishnan KR, Doraiswamy PM, Jarvis MR, Smith DS. ECT-induced delirium in depressed patients with Parkinson's disease. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1991;3(4):405–411.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci

DOI

ISSN

0895-0172

Publication Date

1991

Volume

3

Issue

4

Start / End Page

405 / 411

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Pilot Projects
  • Parkinson Disease
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female