The Role of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Prolonged Postelectroconvulsive Therapy Delirium

Table 1

Summary of ECT treatments and response.

ECT treatment #	Anesthetic	Laterality	Stimulus intensity	Charge	Tonic-clonic seizure duration	EEG seizure duration	Acute confusion state (yes/no)
1	Methohexital/succinylcholine	Right unilateral	Low 0.5	20%	22 sec	49 sec	No
2	Methohexital/succinylcholine	Right unilateral	Low 0.5	20%	11 sec	38 sec	Yes: transient treatment emergent confusion, quickly resolved
3	Methohexital/succinylcholine	Right unilateral	Low 0.5	20%	19 sec	42 sec	No
4	Methohexital/succinylcholine	Right unilateral	Low 0.5	20%	14 sec	46 sec	Yes: disorientation emerging from anesthesia
5	Methohexital/succinylcholine	Right unilateral	Low 0.5	20%	15 sec	40 sec	Yes: increased disorientation emerging from anesthesia
6	Methohexital/succinylcholine	Right unilateral	Low 0.5	20%	14 sec	43 sec	Yes: prolonged disorientation began