Absence of asystole during bifrontal stimulation in electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-103

  Nagler, Josef ^a  

^a Center of Psychiatr   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asystole; Bifrontal ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy; Heart rate; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; LAMOTRIGINE; MIRTAZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; VENLAFAXINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BIFRONTAL ELECTRODE PLACEMENT; BITEMPORAL ELECTRODE PLACEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR DEPRESSION; RIGHT UNILATERAL ELECTRODE PLACEMENT; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODES; FRONTAL LOBE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77953152292     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181c18926     Document Type: Article

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