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Abstract
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used in the therapy of severe psychiatric disorders. The treatment, in which a generalized epileptic seizure is provoked by electrical stimulation of the brain, is performed under anaesthesia and muscle relaxation. Considering careful previous clinical examination and anaesthesiological and internal contraindications, ECT is a safe form of treatment. The following review is intended to familiarize with ECT and to provide advice for the anaesthesiological management.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17294056 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-007-1140-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anaesthesist ISSN: 0003-2417 Impact factor: 1.041