Exceptionally high initial seizure threshold in a catatonic patient treated with electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-124

  Van Waarde, Jeroen A ^a   Muller, Michael E M T ^a   Verwey, Bastiaan ^a   Van Der Mast, Rose C ^b  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catatonia; Electroconvulsive therapy; Exceptionally high seizure threshold

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLOZAPINE; ETOMIDATE; FLUMAZENIL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; KETAMINE; MAPROTILINE; METHOHEXITAL; METHYLATROPINE; METOPROLOL; MIVACURIUM; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUTISM; PARAMETER; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; CATATONIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEIZURES;

EID: 67849092826     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31817c73c3     Document Type: Article

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