Abstract
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) induces transient confusion and amnesia. Using a double-blind crossover method, we studied the influence of physostigmine on ECT-induced memory disturbances. We found that physostigmine reverses the impairment of verbal and visual short- and long-term memory after ECT. Immediate recall was neither impaired by ECT nor improved by physostigmine.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 871-875 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Neurology |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - May 1987 |