Short ‐ and long‐term evaluation of cognitive functions after electroconvulsive therapy in a Japanese population

ConclusionIn a Japanese population, adverse effects of ECT on verbal fluency function‐related and other cognitive impairments were transient. Over the longer term, we detected significant improvements in the performance of tasks that presumably reflected information processing speed and executive functions.

Source: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences - October 1, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Shunsuke Takagi, Takashi Takeuchi, Naoki Yamamoto, Munehisa Fujita, Ko Furuta, Hiroyo Ishikawa, Nobutaka Motohashi, Toru Nishikawa Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research