Ictal electroencephalographic measures in electroconvulsive therapy practice

Current Psychiatry Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 256-280

  Plakiotis, Chris ^a   O'Connor, Daniel W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Dosimetry; Electroconvulsive therapy; Electroencephalograpy; Prediction; Treatment planning; Treatment response

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; ICTAL ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

EID: 80055121001     PISSN: 15734005     EISSN: 18756441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340011797928213     Document Type: Article

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