Effect of age and anticonvulsants on seizure threshold during bilateral electroconvulsive therapy with brief-pulse stimulus: A chart-based analysis | Zendy

Abhishek Nitturkar | Zendy; Preeti Sinha | Zendy; Virupakshappa Irappa Bagewadi | Zendy; Jagadisha Thirthalli | Zendy

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Effect of age and anticonvulsants on seizure threshold during bilateral electroconvulsive therapy with brief-pulse stimulus: A chart-based analysis

Author(s) -

Abhishek Nitturkar,

Preeti Sinha,

Virupakshappa Irappa Bagewadi,

Jagadisha Thirthalli

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

indian journal of psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 1998-3794

pISSN - 0019-5545

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.183792

Subject(s) - electroconvulsive therapy , seizure threshold , medicine , logistic regression , receiver operating characteristic , adverse effect , anesthesia , pediatrics , psychology , psychiatry , epilepsy , anticonvulsant , electroconvulsive shock

Efficacy and adverse effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) depend on the extent to which the electrical stimulus exceeds patients' seizure thresholds (STs). Titration method of estimating ST is recommended. Age and co-prescribed anticonvulsants (ACs) are known to affect ST. Literature on ST in bilateral ECT (BLECT) is sparse.

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