Publication: Seizure threshold rise during electroconvulsive therapy in schizophrenic patients
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Issued Date
2000
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application/pdf
ISSN
1651781
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2-s2.0-0034715154
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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ
Bibliographic Citation
Psychiatry Research. Vol 96, No.1 (2000), p.31-40
Suggested Citation
Chanpattana W., Buppanharun W., Raksakietisak S., Somchai Chakrabhand M.L. Seizure threshold rise during electroconvulsive therapy in schizophrenic patients. Psychiatry Research. Vol 96, No.1 (2000), p.31-40. doi:10.1016/S0165-1781(00)00186-4 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6976
Abstract
A rise in seizure threshold during a course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been demonstrated in patients with depression and mania, but no information has been available as to whether the same result occurs in schizophrenia. Ninety-three patients with schizophrenia underwent estimation of the seizure threshold by the dose-titration method, at the first and second, seventh, fourteenth, and twentieth treatments over an index ECT course. The 3-week stabilization period was used as a response criterion. Eighty-six patients (92%) showed a rise in threshold. The magnitude of increment was 269 ± 244%. The rise in seizure threshold could be predicted by the number of treatments, initial seizure threshold and EEG seizure duration, and these factors explained 42% of the variance. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
Subject(s)
Adult
Article
Device
Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroencephalogram
Female
Human
Major clinical study
Male
Priority journal
Schizophrenia
Seizure threshold
Adult
Age Factors
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroencephalography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Schizophrenia
Seizures
Sex Factors
Treatment Outcome
Article
Device
Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroencephalogram
Female
Human
Major clinical study
Male
Priority journal
Schizophrenia
Seizure threshold
Adult
Age Factors
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroencephalography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Schizophrenia
Seizures
Sex Factors
Treatment Outcome