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Changes in neuropsychological test performance after electroconvulsive therapy.

F W Malloy·I F Small·M J Miller·V Milstein·J R Stout
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A group of 231 psychiatric patients were evaluated (with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery) before and after electroconvulsive therapy. Improvement during the course of therapy was shown in 96% of the measures and significant improvement (p less than 0.05) occurred in 37.5% of the measures, indicating generally improved functioning. The performance of these patients on the pre-ECT testing was generally in the range characteristic of patients with documented brain damage, but the score improved during the course of treatment to the borderline normal level.

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Dominance, CerebralElectroconvulsive TherapyHumansNeurocognitive DisordersPsychological TestsPsychotic DisordersJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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F W Malloy, I F Small, M J Miller, V Milstein, J R Stout. 1982. Changes in neuropsychological test performance after electroconvulsive therapy.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7059640/

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