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ECT is generally regarded as a safe and efficient treatment. In this case report, a 76-year-old female patient did not wake up as expected after ECT. The patient was transferred to the emergency department, and a CT-scan showed an intracerebral haemorrhage. She died within two days of the event, and an autopsy confirmed the diagnosis and did not reveal any underlying cerebral pathology.
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Cerebral Hemorrhage , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Female , Humans , Aged , Fatal Outcome , Cerebral Hemorrhage/diagnostic imaging , Cerebral Hemorrhage/etiologyABSTRACT
This article summarises the current evidence for the treatment of whiplash associated disorders. The effect of immobilisation, physiotherapy, information and cognitive behavioural therapy was examined. Immobilisation was associated with a poorer outcome and could not be recommended. Physiotherapy was not more effective than information. Cognitive behavioural therapy seemed effective for the chronic patients. In conclusion, immobilisation cannot be recommended, but physiotherapy seems to be similar in effectiveness to information.