Nonconvulsive seizures in electroconvulsive therapy: Further evidence of differential neurophysiological aspects of bitemporal versus bifrontal electrode placement

Journal of ECT

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-48

  Teman, Paul T ^a   Perry, Candace Lynn ^a   Ryan, Debra A ^a   Rasmussen, Keith G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifrontal; Electroconvulsive therapy; Electrode placement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747826205     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200603000-00010     Document Type: Article

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