Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: T Electroconvulsive therapy-induced mania: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Electroconvulsive therapy-induced mania a case report Omer Saatcioglu and Mehmet Guduk Address Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry Neurology and Neurosurgery Istanbul Turkey Email Omer Saatcioglu - osaatcioglu@ Mehmet Guduk - osaatcioglu@ Corresponding author Published 2 November 2009 Received 20 March 2008 _ r-_n inAO - .aA I lo mri Accepted 2 November 2009 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 94 doi 1752-1947-3-94 This article is available from http content 3 1 94 2009 Saatcioglu and Guduk licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction 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. Case presentation A 33-year-old Turkish woman developed mania on three separate occasions after receiving electroconvulsive therapy for severe depressive episodes. Conclusion Patients who experience electroconvulsive therapy-related mania should be evaluated for alternative treatments when presenting with severe depression. Introduction Electroconvulsive therapy ECT has been in use for almost half a century. It is a safe and efficient treatment method for numerous psychiatric disorders if scientific criteria and principles are observed in both the selection of patients and the implementation of the treatment 13 . ECT is known to cause certain side effects including cognitive dysfunction cardiovascular problems and in rare cases mania 4 5 . In ECT-related mania one may choose either to cease or to continue treatment 2 6
