Key result
Administering 5 mg of oral amlodipine one hour before electroconvulsive therapy successfully prevented the occurrence of severe post-ECT agitation in a 68-year-old female.
Why the study?
Does oral amlodipine prevent post-ECT agitation in patients with major depression?
Case Report (n=1)
Does oral amlodipine prevent post-ECT agitation in patients with major depression?
Amlodipine administered before ECT may successfully prevent severe post-ECT agitation.
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May prevent post-ECT agitation; hypothesis-generating case report leaves open need for controlled trials.
Shahriari et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Major depression with severe post-ECT agitation (n=1). Oral amlodipine was evaluated on Occurrence of post-ECT agitation. Administering 5 mg of oral amlodipine one hour before electroconvulsive therapy successfully prevented the occurrence of severe post-ECT agitation in a 68-year-old female.
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