Open AccessEffect 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/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 , logistic regression , medicine , adverse effect , receiver operating characteristic , psychology , anesthesia , pediatrics , psychiatry , epilepsy , cognition , anticonvulsant
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.