Formula method for stimulus setting in bilateral electroconvulsive therapy: Relevance of age

Journal of ECT

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 259-265

  Gangadhar, Bangalore N ^a   Girish, Kunigiri ^a   Janakiramiah, Nimmagadda ^a   Subbakrishna, Doddaballapur K ^a   Parameshwara, Gundappa ^a   Prasad, Konasale M R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Electroconvulsive therapy; Prediction; Seizure threshold

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES;

EID: 0032442612     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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