A computational model of direct brain excitation induced by electroconvulsive therapy: Comparison among three conventional electrode placements

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 408-421

  Bai, Siwei ^a   Loo, Colleen ^a,b,c   Al Abed, Amr ^a   Dokos, Socrates ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

brain stimulation; computational model; electroconvulsive therapy; electrode placement; excitable tissue; stimulus parameters

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKIN; SKULL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODES; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL;

EID: 84864279504     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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