Comparison between the effect of liothyronine and piracetam on personal information, orientation and mental control in patients under treatment with ECT

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 154-158

  Ghafur, Mousavi Seyed ^a   Saadat, Mohammad ^a   Maraci, Mohamad Reza ^b   Bagherian, Reza S ^a   Mazaheri, Mina ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy liothyronine; memory impairment; piracetam

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PIRACETAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORIENTATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

EID: 84865798303     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.99536     Document Type: Article

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