Electroconvulsive therapy for major depression in an elderly person with epilepsy

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-80

  Kucia, Krzysztof Artur ^a   Stepanczak, Radosńaw ^a   Tredzbor, Beata ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Epilepsy; Maintenance ECT; Major depressive disorder

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLORAZEPATE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PERAZINE; TRAZODONE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANHEDONIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DECREASED APPETITE; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INSOMNIA; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61649109014     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970701320582     Document Type: Article

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