Systematic Review of Cognitive Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Late-Life Depression

Published literature on brain stimulation interventions in LLD is mainly limited to ECT. This literature suggests that deleterious effects of ECT in LLD are limited and transient, with better cognitive outcomes with unilateral ECT. There is not enough evidence to fully characterize long-term deleterious effects of ECT or effects of newer brain stimulation techniques on cognition in LLD.