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Most common complication of electroconvulsive therapy is

A
Antegrade amnesia
B
Retrograde amnesia
C
Depression
D
Cognitive defects
High-Yield Explanation
Electroconvulsive therapyCentral Nervous System Effects: Headache, confusion, and delirium sholy after the seizure while the patient is coming out of anaesthesia. Memory: memory impairment is seen in 75% following ECT. Except for retrograde memory impairment, other cognitive effects generally return to pre-ECT baseline or even improve over baseline with right unilateral ECT.Other Adverse Effects: Fractures, nausea, vomitingRef: P.3300 31.34a Electroconvulsive Therapy(Kaplan & Sadock&;s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 9th Ed)

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