Occurrence of Postictal α/β Activity During Maintenance Course of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Krista Schultz; Joseph Tham; Peter Chan; Colleen Brenner; Colleen Northcott; Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

doi:10.1097/YCT.0000000000000231

Occurrence of Postictal α/β Activity During Maintenance Course of Electroconvulsive Therapy

J ECT. 2015 Dec;31(4):211-2. doi: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000231.

Authors

Krista Schultz¹, Joseph Tham, Peter Chan, Colleen Brenner, Colleen Northcott, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

Affiliation

¹ From the *Department of Psychiatry, †Neurostimulation Service, Vancouver Coastal Health, Department of Psychiatry, ‡Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychology, and §Non-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 25764162
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000231

Abstract

We are aware of a report of postictal α activity after seizures in Epilepsy and Behavior. We would like to report another case of a similar phenomenon in a woman receiving maintenance electroconvulsive therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Alpha Rhythm*
Beta Rhythm*
Borderline Personality Disorder / complications
Borderline Personality Disorder / therapy
Depressive Disorder, Major / complications
Depressive Disorder, Major / physiopathology
Depressive Disorder, Major / therapy
Electroconvulsive Therapy*
Electroencephalography*
Female
Humans
Seizures
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / complications
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy
Young Adult