Stimulus titration and ECT dosing

Journal of ECT

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-9

  Abrams, Richard ^a  

^a The Chicago Medical College   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Seizure threshold; Stimulus titration

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TITRIMETRY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036203131     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200203000-00002     Document Type: Article

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