Electroconvulsive Therapy In Neuropsychiatry : Relevance Of Seizure Parameters

Electroconvulsive Therapy In Neuropsychiatry : Relevance Of Seizure Parameters

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used to induce therapeutic seizures in various clinical conditions. It is specifically useful in depression, catatonia, patients with high suicidal risk, and those intolerant to drugs. Its beneficial effects surpass its side effects. Memory impairment is benign...

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Main Authors: Gangadhar BN, Girish K, Janakiramaiah N, Saravanan ESM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2000-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2000;volume=4;issue=3;spage=163;epage=175;aulast=Gangadhar;type=0

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