ECS seizure threshold: Normal variations, and kindling effects of subconvulsive stimuli

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-37

  Kurinji, Singaravelu ^a   Andrade, Chittaranjan ^a  

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

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive shock; Electroconvulsive therapy; Kindling; Rats; Seizure threshold stability; Seizure threshold variation; Stimulus dose titration; Subconvulsive stimuli

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ANIMAL USE; ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; KINDLING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TITRIMETRY;

ANIMALS; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

EID: 0037218047     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200303000-00007     Document Type: Article

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