Delayed Onset and Prolonged ECT-Related Delirium

Authors

Sameer Hassamal, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Ananda Pandurangi, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Vasu Venkatachalam, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
James Levenson, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2013

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Case Reports in Psychiatry

Volume

2013

Issue

Article ID 840425, 4 pages

DOI of Original Publication

10.1155/2013/840425

Comments

Originally published at

Date of Submission

August 2014

Abstract

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective in the treatment of depression. Delayed post-ECT delirium is rare but can occur in a small subset of patients with risk factors and in most cases resolves with the use of psychotropic medications. We report a unique presentation of a patient who developed a delayed post-ECT delirium with fecal incontinence that commenced 24 hours after the administration of ECT. The condition resolved spontaneously after 48 hours without the use of psychotropic medications.

Rights

Copyright © 2013 Sameer Hassamal et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Is Part Of

VCU Psychiatry Publications