Open AccessChronic Subdural Hematoma Following Electro Convulsive Therapy
Author(s) -
Debasish Saha,
Bikash Bisui,
Rajarshi Guha Thakurta,
Sumanta Ghoshmaulik,
Om Prakash Singh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.101799
Subject(s) - paresis , hematoma , medicine , electroconvulsive therapy , chronic subdural hematoma , complication , midline shift , computed tomography , anesthesia , subdural hematomas , surgery , electroconvulsive shock
Subdural hematoma is a rare but serious complication following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a frequently used treatment modality in the management of various psychiatric morbidities including bipolar affective disorder (BAD). There are very few reports of intracranial bleeding following ECT in the literature. A 38-year-old female, known case of BAD for last fifteen years receiving ECT, presented with the symptoms of dysphasia, headache, left sided paresis, and sudden deterioration of sensorium. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain was suggestive of left-sided fronto parietal chronic subdural hematoma with midline shift that was drained successfully.