Quantitative electroencephalographic analysis of bifrontal versus bitemporal electrode placement in a stable maintenance electroconvulsive therapy population

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-99

  Moss, Lori ^a,b   Vaidya, Nutan ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifrontal electrode placement; Bitemporal electrode placement; Quantitative EEG analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIFRONTAL ELECTRODE PLACEMENT; BITEMPORAL ELECTRODE PLACEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEIZURE;

AUSTRALIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHIATRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953173424     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181b00f45     Document Type: Article

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