Retrograde XXXX after electroconvulsive therapy: a temporary effect?

@entity5186 @entity1 @entity308 @entity2730 @entity2414
OBJECTIVE: Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is generally considered effective against @entity308 , it remains controversial because of its association with retrograde @entity2414 . Here, we assessed memory after ECT in circumstances most likely to yield strong @entity5186 . METHOD: A cohort of @entity1 undergoing ECT for major @entity308 was tested before and after ECT, and again at 3-months follow-up. Included were 21 @entity1 scheduled to undergo bilateral ECT for @entity308 and 135 controls matched for gender, age, education, and media consumption. Two memory tests were used: a verbal learning test to assess anterograde memory function, and a remote memory test that assessed memory for news during the course of one year. RESULTS: Before ECT the @entity1 ' scores were lower than those of controls. They were lower again after treatment, suggesting @entity5186 . At follow-up, however, memory for events before treatment had returned to the pre-ECT level. Memory for events in the months after treatment was as good as that of controls. LIMITATIONS: The sample size in this study was not large. Moreover, @entity2414 did not correlate with level of @entity308 , which may be due to restriction of range. CONCLUSIONS: Our results are consistent with the possibility that ECT as currently practiced does not cause significant lasting @entity5186 , but that @entity2730 is mostly temporary and related to the period of impairment immediately following ECT.
