THYROTOXICOSIS FOLLOWING ELECTRIC CONVULSIVE TREATMENT

NICHOLAS A. BERCELAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 108, Number 11

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.108.11.839

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1. Three cases of hyperthyroidism occurring in the course of or after ECT for unrelated psychoses were described.

2. This occurred in a fraction of 1% of controlled cases.

3. It is believed that individuals unable to manufacture their own cortisone are unequipped to counteract the increased production of the thyrotrophic factor of the pituitary caused by ECT.

4. Metrazol did not seem to parallel ECT in its effect on thyroid function and was successfully used in clearing up 2 cases of frankly thyrotoxic delirium.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 108 • Number 11 • May 1952

Pages: 839 - 841

PubMed: 14923896

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Published in print: May 1952

Published online: 1 April 2006

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NICHOLAS A. BERCEL

The University of Southern California, Department of Physiology.

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THYROTOXICOSIS FOLLOWING ELECTRIC CONVULSIVE TREATMENT

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