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Successful switch from bilateral brief pulse to right unilateral ultrabrief pulse electroconvulsive therapy after failure to induce seizures

Inducing adequate therapeutic seizures during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is sometimes difficult due to a high seizure threshold, even at the maximum stimulus charge. Previous studies have demonstrated that seizure threshold is lower in patients treated with right unilateral ultrabrief pulse (RU...

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Autores principales: Kawashima, Hirotsugu, Kobayashi, Yuko, Suwa, Taro, Murai, Toshiya, Yoshioka, Ryuichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5827465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29503544
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S160093