A comparison of visual and computer-generated measures of 'seizure quality'

Journal of ECT

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 76-82

  Rosenquist, Peter B ^a   McCall, W Vaughn ^a   Colenda, Christopher C ^b   Melton, Beth A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose; Electroconvulsive therapy; Postictal suppression; Regularity; Seizure adequacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEIZURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031807151     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-199806000-00003     Document Type: Article

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