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Electro Convulsive Shock Therapy and Epilesy

Wed, 07/15/2015 - 19:43

Has anyone heard of contracting epilepsy after have  Electro Convulsive Shock Therapy (ECT) perfromed.  Have in ECT done they are giving you seizures. 

I have frontal lobe and temple seizures and that is the same place the give you ECT.

I am just curious if there is a relationship betweent the two.

 

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