Influences of Cylert Upon Memory Changes with ECT
IVER F. SMALL M.D.1,
PATRICIA SHARPLEY M.D.1, , and
JOYCE G. SMALL M.D.1
1 Associate professor of psychiatry, Indiana University Medical Center, 1100 West Michigan St., Indianapolis, Ind. 46207, assistant superintendent (medical), Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind.
The authors report a preliminary study of the effects of Cylert (an equimolar compound of pemoline and magnesium hydroxide) on post-ECT learning and memory. The results appear encouraging, but further study is needed before the compound's clinical value can be proved conclusively.
