Spectral EEG Effects of Electroconvulsive Shock Stimulus Parameters: The Development of a Rationale for the Optimization of the ECT Stimulus

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 197-210

  Sudha, S ^a   Andrade, Chittaranjan ^b   Mukundan, C R ^b   Chandra, J Suresh ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

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

Author keywords

ECT stimulus parameters; EEG; Electroconvulsive shocks; Electroconvulsive therapy; Pulse amplitude; Pulse frequency; Pulse width; Rats; Seizure duration; Stimulus duration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT STRAIN; SEIZURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0347511814     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200312000-00005     Document Type: Article

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