The Anaesthetic-ECT Time Interval in Electroconvulsive Therapy Practice – Is It Time to Time?

Background: Because most common intravenous anaesthetics used in ECT have anticonvulsant properties, their plasma–brain concentration at the time of seizure induction might affect seizure expression. The quality of ECT seizure expression has been repeatedly associated with efficacy outcomes. The tim...

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Main Authors: Verònica Gálvez, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Harry Wark, Simon Harper, John Leyden, Colleen K. Loo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
ECT
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X15011262