The course of myalgia and headache after electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-120

  Dinwiddie, Stephen H ^a   Huo, Dezheng ^b   Gottlieb, Ori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

ECT; Headache; Myalgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYALGIA; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953173872     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181b07c0a     Document Type: Article

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