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Overview Risks Results

Electroconvulsive therapy

Alternative names:

ECT; shock treatment

What the risks are:

Possible adverse effects from ECT include:

confusion
memory loss
headache
hypotension
tachycardia
allergic reaction to the anesthesia
development of an epileptic disorder with prolonged ECT use (see epilepsy)
death (3 out of 10,000 people)

Special considerations:

Not applicable.

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