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The induction of a delirium by medical illness, somatic treatments, or experimental drugs occasionally relieves psychotic, excited, and manic states. An induced delirium is a feature of modern electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and was a feature of insulin coma therapy and psychosurgery. Case material explores the relationship between psychosis, mania, seizures, and electroencephalogram. From our understanding of the mechanism of ECT in relieving intractable status epilepticus, we suggest a hypothesis for the beneficial interaction between delirium and ECT.
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PMID:The interaction of delirium and seizures. 1083 98

We report a 74-year-old white woman with type 1 diabetes and major depressive disorder refractory to multiple medications who received 15 electroconvulsive therapy treatments with minimal improvement. After an accidental hypoglycemic seizure, the patient's symptoms completely resolved. In conclusion, the present case reveals an instance where electroconvulsive therapy-induced seizures appeared to be minimally effective, whereas a single accidental hypoglycemia-induced seizure was incredibly effective for the resolutions of depressive symptoms. Although this case presents a single efficacious use of accidental insulin coma therapy, the applicability is limited because of the known risks of insulin coma therapy.
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PMID:Resolution of electroconvulsive therapy refractory major depressive disorder with unintentional hypoglycemic seizure: a case report. 2367 25