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Influence of valproate on the required dose of propofol for anesthesia during electroconvulsive therapy of bipolar affective disorder patients

BACKGROUND: Propofol is often used as an anesthetic agent for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). In recent studies, propofol was shown to possess significant seizure-shortening properties during ECT. “Valproate” is a mood stabilizer used mainly in the treatment of bipolar affective disorder. It is rep...

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Autores principales: Hızlı Sayar, Gökben, Eryılmaz, Gül, Şemieoğlu, Siban, Özten, Eylem, Göğcegöz Gül, Işıl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3949764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24623978
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S59375