Citation

Rossi A, Stratta P, Nistico R, Sabatini MD, Di Michele V, Casacchia M. Acta Psychiatr. Scand. 1990; 81(3): 245-249.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Psychiatry, University of L'Aquila School of Medicine, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2343747

Abstract

In order to study the effect of bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on visuospatial function in depression, a comparison was made between the performance of 20 ECT-treated patients and 20 healthy controls on a battery of neuropsychological tests including the Complex Figure Test (CFT) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The CFT but not the MMSE performances of depressives vs controls were impaired in pre-ECT testing. While ECT does not affect visuospatial performance, cognitive deficits are unveiled by MMSE. Possible meanings of these findings are discussed.

Language: en