The effects of anesthetic change on electrographic seizure duration during electroconvulsive therapy
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: The routine use of muscle relaxants in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) starting in the 1950s has transformed the procedure from one with great morbidity (up to 35% vertebral fracture rate) [1] to one with few serious physical side effects [2]. ECT anesthesia involves short-acting general anesthetics to produce unconsciousness during the period of muscle relaxation [3], and optimal anesthetic selection is an area of active research. Beyond initial anesthetic choice, at times during the ECT course anesthesia may also be changed, in particular with the intention of modifying seizure duration in the case of excessively short or long seizures.
Source: Brain stimulation
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,310
Awards: Fostering Research Mentorship and Training During Psychiatry Residency, A Transdiagnostic Assessment of Electroconvulsive Therapy Modulation of Anhedonia and Reward circuitry: Targets, Biomarkers and Predictors of Response, Dysregulation of Appetitive & Aversive Amygdala Circuits in Bipolar Disorder
OpenAlex ID: W3186526977