TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Visuospatial impairment in depression: a controlled ECT study
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
A1  - Rossi, A.
A1  - Stratta, P.
A1  - Nistico, R.
A1  - Sabatini, M. D.
A1  - Di Michele, V.
A1  - Casacchia, M.
SP  - 245
EP  - 249
VL  - 81
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-690X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -