2 - 6 Retrograde amnesia usually improves during the first few months after ECT. 1 Shortly after ECT, most patients have gaps in their memory for events that occurred close in time to the course of ECT, but the amnesia may extend back several months or years. The most persistent adverse effect is retrograde amnesia. THE COGNITIVE adverse effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) limit its use. Bilateral ECT produces more profound amnestic effects than RUL ECT, particularly for memory of impersonal events. At the 2-month follow-up, patients had reduced retrograde amnesia, but continued to show deficits in recalling the occurrence of impersonal events and the details of recent impersonal events.Ĭonclusions The amnestic effects of ECT are greatest and most persistent for knowledge about the world (impersonal memory) compared with knowledge about the self (personal memory), for recent compared with distinctly remote events, and for less salient events. These effects were independent of electrical dosage and clinical outcome. Bilateral ECT caused more marked amnesia for events and details than RUL ECT, and especially for impersonal memories. Results Shortly after ECT, patients recalled fewer events and event details than controls, with the deficits most marked for impersonal compared with personal events. Normal controls were tested at matched intervals. The Personal and Impersonal Memory Test was administered by blinded raters at baseline, during the week after ECT, and at the 2-month follow-up. Methods Fifty-five patients with major depression were randomly assigned to right unilateral (RUL) or bilateral (BL) ECT, each at either low or high electrical dosage. This study examined the short- and long-term effects of differing forms of ECT on memory of personal and impersonal (public) events. Shared Decision Making and Communicationīackground Retrograde amnesia is the most persistent cognitive adverse effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) however, it is not known whether ECT has differential effects on autobiographical vs impersonal memories.Scientific Discovery and the Future of Medicine.Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment.Clinical Implications of Basic Neuroscience.Challenges in Clinical Electrocardiography.You have signed an examinee agreement, and it will be enforced on this subreddit.ĭo not intentionally advertise paid or free products or services of any sort. We have one "stickied" post for each exam and score release day, contain all test day discussion/reactions to that thread only.ĭo not discuss any specific information from your actual MCAT exam. For an example format for submitting pictures of questions from practice material click hereĭo not link to content that infringes on copyright laws (MCAT torrents, third party resources, etc).ĭo not post repeat "GOOD LUCK", "TEST SCORE", or test reaction posts. These are considered spoilers and should be marked as such. Be nice to each other, hating on other users won't help you get extra points on the MCAT, so why do it?ĭo not post any question information from any resource in the title of your post. Rudeness or trolling will not be tolerated. Please message the moderators with your skills/ideas! MCAT RESOURCES & INFO Study Groups Want to help us improve this subreddit or tell us about a new resource we can add to the sidebar? Below you will find our forum rules, resources, and more. We request that you read the sidebar COMPLETELY before you post. r/MCAT is a place for support, discussion, advice, social networking, news, study tips and more. The MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) is offered by the AAMC and is a required exam for admission to medical schools in the USA and Canada. Welcome to the BEST place for MCAT prep and practice materials.
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