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Lack of effect of 6 g inositol treatment of post-ECT cognitive function in humans
J Levine1, T Pomerantz, S Stier
1Ministry of Health Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Beersheva Israel.
Journal of Psychiatric Research
|November 1, 1995
Abstract:
Cholinergic agonists have been reported to ameliorate ECT-induced memory impairment. Inositol metabolism is involved in the second messenger system for several muscarinic cholinergic receptors. Inositol 6 g daily was given in a cross-over double-blind manner for 5 days before the 5th or 6th ECT in a series of patients. No effect was found on post-ECT cognitive impairment.