When to switch from unilateral to bilateral electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-246

  Lapidus, Kyle A B ^a   Kellner, Charles H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFRONTAL ELECTRODE PLACEMENT; BITEMPORAL ELECTRODE PLACEMENT; CATATONIA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; NOTE; RECURRENCE RISK; RIGHT UNILATERAL ELECTRODE PLACEMENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 80052480342     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31820059e1     Document Type: Note

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