Effect of ECT treatment number on the ictal EEG

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-189

  Krystal, Andrew D ^a   Weiner, Richard D ^a,b   Coffey, C Edward ^c   McCall, W Vaughn ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Sterling Medical Office   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Electroconvulsive therapy; Electroencephalogram; Seizure threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY;

EID: 0029946689     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(96)02844-2     Document Type: Article

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