The relationship between changes in learning and memory after right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 148-150

  Frasca, Tony A ^a   Iodice, Aline ^a   McCall, W Vaughn ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; ECT; Learning; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; VERBAL MEMORY;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEIZURES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0041884906     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200309000-00006     Document Type: Article

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