Double-blind randomized controlled study showing symptomatic and cognitive superiority of bifrontal over bitemporal electrode placement during electroconvulsive therapy for schizophrenia

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 210-217

  Phutane, Vivek Haridas ^a   Thirthalli, Jagadisha ^b   Muralidharan, Kesavan ^b   Naveen Kumar, Channaveerachari ^b   Keshav Kumar, Janakiprasad ^b   Gangadhar, Bangalore N ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bifrontal electrode placement; Bitemporal electrode placement; Electroconvulsive therapy; Randomized controlled trial; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; BUSH FRANCIS CATATONIA RATING SCALE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSE OBSERVATION SCALE FOR INPATIENT EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEMPORAL LOBE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875220701     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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