ECT Test Subject

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I have decided to become my own test subject for the effects ECT has on a individual with HFA plus right frontal lobe brain damage. Does anyone have any suggestions on any questions I can use throughout the study to determine severity of memory loss and cognitive impairments? Below I have come up with 10. Is there anything else with low complexity I can do to test cognitive impairments? Should I answer these questions daily? Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.

Before ECT:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress your self without assistance?


ECT ONE, 1 day after treatment:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress yourself without assistance?


ECT TWO,1 day after treatment:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress yourself without assistance?


ECT THREE, 1 day after treatment:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress yourself without assistance?


ECT FOUR, 1 day after treatment:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress yourself without assistance?


ECT FIVE, 1 day after treatment:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress yourself without assistance?


ECT SIX, 1 day after treatment:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress yourself without assistance?


1 WEEK after last treatment:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress yourself without assistance?


4 WEEKS after last treatment:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress yourself without assistance?


6 WEEKS after last treatment:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress yourself without assistance?


8 WEEKS after last treatment:

1.) What is your favorite color?
2.) Where do you live?
3.) What is your favorite food?
4.) Do you have any pets?
5.) Can you count to 100?
6.) What is your last memory before the ECT?
7.) Tell me your phone number?
8.) What is your occupation and job responsibilities?
9.) Do you drive a car?
10.) Can you take a shower and dress yourself without assistance?


Once I have collected all the data I will enter it into a chart for comparison. This is assuming I will be able to do this once the treatments have ceased.

You could buy yourself a couple of puzzles, I would do a 10, 25, 50 piece puzzle and time how long it takes you to complete each one using a stop watch. (Most dollar stores have these) - Tests spacial relations and problem solving skills.

I would get a cheap memorization game, such as the ones where you match cards/tiles to one another. (Again most dollar stores have these)- Tests short term memory skills

Make a paper airplane, or use legos to build something you can repeat such as a house. Time yourself and take a picture of the finished work. - Tests spacial and fine motor skills.

Get yourself flash cards, ones with pictures of different subjects on them, such as animals, planes, cars, etc. Order them according to category/type. A cow card would be grouped with a dog card, but not with a plane card, etc. (Again can be purchased at most dollar stores even done with a deck of playing cards) Write down how each is ordered so that later you can compare notes. But you would start off by scrambling them all together. - Tests logical thinking and sorting skills.

Hope that gets you started on the type of things you could do to test yourself before an after.

I've heard it said that short-term memory is most affected by ECT. The questions you posed are more reflective of a person's ingrained LONG-term memory, which would, presumably, be LESS affected by ECT.

I think that video looks horrible.
I wouldn't want to do it.


However, if I did do something like that, afterward I would try to
calculate the square root of two divided by zero,
just to see if something new happens.

part of the mental status exam doctors give that would test short term memory:

have someone name three objects. repeat them. then talk about other things with them for a few minutes. if you can still name the three objects, you pass.


have someone secretly write down seven digits, then say them to you. if you can repeat them back in order, you have average short term recall.