Posted by Zeba on June 5, 2008, at 21:27:05
In reply to Re: Same Depression Program As Above ECT Works 80%, posted by linkadge on June 5, 2008, at 10:21:43
Did you see Sackheim's January 2007 study where he actually did follow-up research with testing (not best measures, but...), and he found that 6 months post ECT that folks actually do continue to have memory problems and other issues after ECT. Apparently he did not expect to find this, but he did!!! Especially if you are older, female, and more or less average intelligence or lower, than you are more susceptible to developing serious memory problems and especially is Bilateral ECT is done. Unilateral also shows problems but somewhat less than bilateral. Remember the seizure is over the whole brain.
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