Propofol Reduces Cognitive Impairment after Electroconvulsive Therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-9

  Butterfield, Noam N ^a   Graf, Peter ^a   Macleod, Bernard A ^a   Ries, Craig R ^a   Zis, Athanasios P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cognitive impairment; Electroconvulsive therapy; Propofol

Indexed keywords

DOLASETRON MESILATE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NAUSEA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PROPOFOL; REACTION TIME; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 1842784919     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200403000-00002     Document Type: Article

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