Prolonged Unconsciousness Following Electroconvulsive Therapy

¹ Saskatchewan Hospital, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Can.

A case is presented of a 49-year-old man with prolonged coma following ECT and a history of jacksonian seizures starting with a head injury at age 12. The patient's symptoms following ECT were controlled by the use of diphenylhydantoin.

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