Key result
Electroconvulsive therapy was followed by a radiographically confirmed ischemic stroke in this first reported case.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the rare occurrence of radiographically confirmed ischemic stroke following electroconvulsive therapy, emphasizing the need to differentiate it from postictal deficits.
Raises caution for post-ECT stroke in susceptible patients; hypothesis-generating for causality and incidence.
Stroke is an exceptionally rare complication of electroconvulsive therapy since modern anesthesia and appropriate medical screening were instituted in the 1950s. Postictal focal neurological deficits mimicking stroke are common, but the advent of acute stroke therapies has made the differentiation of these from true cerebrovascular events critical. We present the first case report of ischemic stroke after electroconvulsive therapy with radiographic confirmation.
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Bruce et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Ischemic stroke (n=1). Electroconvulsive therapy was evaluated on Ischemic stroke with radiographic confirmation. Electroconvulsive therapy was followed by a radiographically confirmed ischemic stroke in this first reported case.
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