Predictors of Seizure Threshold in Right Unilateral Ultrabrief Electroconvulsive Therapy: Role of Concomitant Medications and Anaesthesia Used

Predictors of Seizure Threshold in Right Unilateral Ultrabrief Electroconvulsive Therapy: Role of Concomitant Medications and Anaesthesia Used

Background: An individualized approach to maximize electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) efficacy and minimize cognitive side effects is to treat patients relative to their seizure threshold (ST). However, although Right Unilateral-Ultrabrief (0.3 ms) (RUL-UB) ECT is increasingly used in clinical settings...

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Main Authors: Verònica Gálvez, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Deidre Smith, Colleen K. Loo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
Right-unilateral
Ultrabrief
Electroconvulsive therapy
Seizure threshold
Lithium
Propofol
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X14004495

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