Anticonvulsants during electroconvulsive therapy: Review and recommendations

Journal of ECT

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-123

  Sienaert, Pascal ^a   Peuskens, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Electroconvulsive therapy; Gabapentin; Lamotrigine; Topiramate; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; TIOTIXENE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SEIZURE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 34249890245     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3180330059     Document Type: Review

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