Bilateral posterior vitreous detachment after electroconvulsive therapy

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-387

  Martínez Amorós, Erika ^a,b   Barrero, Eva Real ^a   Fusares, Celia Fuste ^a   Hernández Ribas, Rosa ^a   Sarachaga, Mikel Urretavizcaya ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Vitreous detachment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; MIANSERIN; PAROXETINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSULTATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMISSION; REST; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYMPTOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; VITREOUS DETACHMENT;

EID: 67449086584     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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