Therapeutic and prophylactic utility of the memory-enhancing drug donepezil hydrochloride on cognition of patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of ECT

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-168

  Prakash, Jyoti ^a   Kotwal, Atul ^b   Prabhu, H R A ^a  

^a BASE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Integrated HQ MoD (Army) R K Puram   (India)

Author keywords

Cognitive deficits; Donepezil; ECT; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DONEPEZIL; PLACEBO; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DRUG ACTIVITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEMORY; ORIENTATION; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIPLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; COGNITION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; INDANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PIPERIDINES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748612208     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000230365.81368.2d     Document Type: Article

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