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Electroconvulsive therapy in a 38-year-old female with bipolar affective disorder was complicated by a left-sided frontoparietal chronic subdural hematoma that was successfully drained.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare but serious complication of chronic subdural hematoma following electroconvulsive therapy.
Rare post-ECT chronic subdural hematoma warrants symptom vigilance; single case leaves incidence and risk factors open.
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.
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Saha et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Bipolar affective disorder (n=1). Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was evaluated on Chronic subdural hematoma. Electroconvulsive therapy in a 38-year-old female with bipolar affective disorder was complicated by a left-sided frontoparietal chronic subdural hematoma that was successfully drained.
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