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Publications [#282008] of Andrew D. Krystal

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  1. Weiner, RD; Krystal, AD, The present use of electroconvulsive therapy., Annual Review of Medicine, vol. 45 (January, 1994), pp. 273-281, ISSN 0066-4219 [8198383], [doi]
    (last updated on 2023/06/01)

    Abstract:
    Physicians attempting to treat certain severe mental disorders have recently shown renewed interest in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). A number of technical innovations have made ECT safer, as well as more effective. These innovations include oxygenation, muscular relaxation, unilateral nondominant electrode placement, use of brief-pulse stimuli, titrated stimulus dosing, electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring, determination of seizure adequacy, and pharmacologic enhancement of treatment response.

    Keywords:
    Electroconvulsive Therapy* • Electroencephalography • Humans • Mental Disorders • Seizures • adverse effects • methods • physiopathology • therapy*