Subcortical structural changes in ECT-induced delirium.
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Figiel, GS; Krishnan, KR; Doraiswamy, PM
Published in: J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol
1990
A prolonged (interictal) delirium was induced by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in 6/36 (17%) elderly depressed patients. Brain magnetic resonance imaging or brain computerized axial tomography revealed structural changes in the basal ganglia and white matter in all six patients who developed delirium. These findings are consistent with our previous work and with several lines of data that have implicated the basal ganglia and subcortical white matter in the development of delirium from other causes. These result suggest that lesions in these areas may predispose one to developing an interictal delirium during a course of ECT.
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J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol
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0891-9887
Publication Date
1990
Volume
3
Issue
3
Start / End Page
172 / 176
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Humans
- Geriatrics
- Female
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Depressive Disorder
- Delirium
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Figiel, G. S., Krishnan, K. R., & Doraiswamy, P. M. (1990). Subcortical structural changes in ECT-induced delirium. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, 3(3), 172–176. https://doi.org/10.1177/089198879000300309
Figiel, G. S., K. R. Krishnan, and P. M. Doraiswamy. “Subcortical structural changes in ECT-induced delirium.” J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 3, no. 3 (1990): 172–76. https://doi.org/10.1177/089198879000300309.
Figiel GS, Krishnan KR, Doraiswamy PM. Subcortical structural changes in ECT-induced delirium. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 1990;3(3):172–6.
Figiel, G. S., et al. “Subcortical structural changes in ECT-induced delirium.” J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, vol. 3, no. 3, 1990, pp. 172–76. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/089198879000300309.
Figiel GS, Krishnan KR, Doraiswamy PM. Subcortical structural changes in ECT-induced delirium. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 1990;3(3):172–176.
Published In
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol
DOI
ISSN
0891-9887
Publication Date
1990
Volume
3
Issue
3
Start / End Page
172 / 176
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Humans
- Geriatrics
- Female
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Depressive Disorder
- Delirium