Saatcioglu Omer, Guduk Mehmet
Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Med Case Rep. 2009 Nov 2;3:94. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-94.
Despite its controversial history, electroconvulsive therapy is generally an effective treatment with few serious side effects. One rare but troublesome side effect of electroconvulsive therapy is mania.
A 33-year-old Turkish woman developed mania on three separate occasions after receiving electroconvulsive therapy for severe depressive episodes.
Patients who experience electroconvulsive therapy-related mania should be evaluated for alternative treatments when presenting with severe depression.
尽管电休克疗法有着颇具争议的历史,但总体而言它是一种有效的治疗方法,严重副作用较少。电休克疗法一种罕见但棘手的副作用是躁狂。
一名33岁的土耳其女性在因严重抑郁发作接受电休克治疗后,三次出现躁狂症状。
经历与电休克疗法相关躁狂的患者在出现严重抑郁时,应评估是否有其他替代治疗方法。