Yawning as a complication of electroconvulsive therapy and concurrent neuroleptic withdrawal

J Nerv Ment Dis. 1988 Mar;176(3):188-9. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198803000-00008.

Abstract

Among the various reported neuropsychological effects of electroconvulsive therapy are amnesia, delirium, peripheral neuropathy, headaches, and seizures. A case history is presented that describes a previously unreported neurological sequela: the development of intractable yawning during a course of electroconvulsive therapy. Neuropathophysiological mechanisms possibly relating to this phenomenon are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amnesia / etiology
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Depressive Disorder / drug therapy
  • Depressive Disorder / therapy
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / etiology
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / physiopathology
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / etiology
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Yawning*

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents