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Assessment of the cardiovascular effects of electroconvulsive therapy in individuals older than 50 years

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2005
To evaluate the impact of electroconvulsive therapy on arterial blood pressure, heart rate, heart rate variability, and the occurrence of ischemia or arrhythmias, 38 (18 men) depressive patients free from systemic diseases, 50 to 83 years old (mean: 64.7
Takada J.Y., Solimene M.C., da Luz P.L., Grupi C.J., Giorgi D.M.A., Rigonatti S.P., Rumi D.O., Gowdak L.H.W., Ramires J.A.F.   +8 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy in the elderly and nonelderly: 10 years' retrospective comparison

Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, 2017
Background: Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a well-established treatment modality worldwide for elderly with severe psychiatric disorders, literature is sparse in India.
Ravishankar Vinutha, Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha, Nathan Deepa, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Thirthalli Jagadisha, Sivakumar Thangaraju, Srikala Bharath, Mathew Varghese   +7 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy-induced brain functional connectivity predicts therapeutic efficacy in patients with schizophrenia: a multivariate pattern recognition study

npj Schizophrenia, 2017
Electroconvulsive therapy: Connectivity networks reveal good candidates for brain stimulation Connectivity patterns in the brain may help identify patients with schizophrenia most likely to benefit from electroconvulsive therapy.
Peng Li, Ri-xing Jing, Rong-jiang Zhao, Zeng-bo Ding, Le Shi, Hong-qiang Sun, Xiao Lin, Teng-teng Fan, Wen-tian Dong, Yong Fan, Lin Lu   +10 more
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Contemporary place of the electroconvulsive therapy. Part 1 : the historical context and the biological basis [PDF]

, 2014
Terapia elektrowstrząsowa (EW) jest dawną fizykalną metodą leczenia psychiatrycznego, którą stosuje się do dzisiaj w związku z jej wysoką skutecznością i bezpieczeństwem.

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Comparison of Cardiovascular Effects of Propofol versus Sodium Thiopental Anesthesia in Children Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2017
Background: Seizures caused by electrical stimulation during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) should be managed; otherwise, electroconvulsive therapy can be an unpleasant experience. Therefore, sedative short-acting drugs like sodium thiopental, propofol,
Behzad Nazemoroaya, Sayedvahidُ Sayedmoalemi, Sayed Ali Emami   +2 more
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Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy [PDF]

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2010
Since the other treatment options did not meet the expectations in treatment resistant patients, maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (m-ECT) recently regained interest as a treatment option . Although it has long been applied as a treatment, studies of
Mustafa Melih Bilgi, Çağdaş Eker, Ali Saffet Gönül   +2 more
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Treatment-Resistant Depression: The Role of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Quality in Sport
Introduction and purpose: Depression remains the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting the lives of nearly 300 million people. A particularly severe form of depression is treatment-resistant depression (TRD), which is associated with ...
Magdalena Kupis, Monika Paszkowska, Patrycja Znamirowska, Klaudia Mularczyk, Łukasz Karaban, Anna Jakubiak, Joanna Miśkiewicz, Michał Borawski, Aleksandra Ciuła, Tadeusz Kuźnieców   +9 more
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No changes in plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in treatment-resistant depression patients who underwent convulsive therapy

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Objective: To examine changes in plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy or magnetic seizure therapy, as well as any early or late variations in BDNF.
Leonardo Afonso-dos-Santos, Eric Cretaz, Helena Bellini, Adriana Munhoz Carneiro, José Gallucci-Neto, Leda Leme Talib, André Russowsky Brunoni   +6 more
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Safety of the electroconvulsive therapy and amisulpride combination [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Electroconvulsive therapy is frequently considered when pharmacotherapy is ineffective. In such cases the combination of the two treatment modalities are commonly used.
Gazdag Gábor László, Iványi Zsolt, Takács Rozália, Ungvári Gábor S   +3 more
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Electroconvulsive therapy

BMJ, 2003
Carney, S, Geddes, J
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