Propofol in the management of postictal delirium with clozapine- electroconvulsive therapy combination

Journal of ECT

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 254-257

  Sienaert, Pascal ^a   Bouckaert, Filip ^a   Fernandez, Isabel ^a   Hagon, André ^a   Hagon, Bénédicte ^a   Peuskens, Jozef ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Electroconvulsive therapy; Postictal agitation; Postictal delitrium; Propofol; Schirophrenia

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; CLOTIAPINE; CLOZAPINE; DIHYDROBENZOPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL; KETAMINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LORAZEPAM; PROPOFOL; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DELIRIUM; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTLESSNESS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE; STEREOTYPY;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DELIRIUM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PROPOFOL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 10344247650     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200412000-00012     Document Type: Article

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