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Seizures terminable and interminable with ECT.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Weiner, RD; Volow, MR; Gianturco, DT; Cavenar, JO
Published in: Am J Psychiatry
November 1980

The authors discuss the incidence, detection, management, and significance of prolonged seizures with ECT and present a case example. They suggest that the incidence of this phenomenon may be underreported and that its occurrence may be linked to hyperoxygenation, the use of multiple-monitored ECT, and preexisting states of cerebral hyperexcitability. Since prolonged seizures may result in adverse metabolic changes, prompt detection and intervention are essential.

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Am J Psychiatry

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ISSN

0002-953X

Publication Date

November 1980

Volume

137

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1416 / 1418

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Schizophrenia
  • Reflex, Abnormal
  • Psychiatry
  • Oxygen
  • Muscle Hypertonia
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Electroencephalography
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Carbon Dioxide
 

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Weiner, R. D., Volow, M. R., Gianturco, D. T., & Cavenar, J. O. (1980). Seizures terminable and interminable with ECT. Am J Psychiatry, 137(11), 1416–1418. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.11.1416
Weiner, R. D., M. R. Volow, D. T. Gianturco, and J. O. Cavenar. “Seizures terminable and interminable with ECT.Am J Psychiatry 137, no. 11 (November 1980): 1416–18. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.11.1416.
Weiner RD, Volow MR, Gianturco DT, Cavenar JO. Seizures terminable and interminable with ECT. Am J Psychiatry. 1980 Nov;137(11):1416–8.
Weiner, R. D., et al. “Seizures terminable and interminable with ECT.Am J Psychiatry, vol. 137, no. 11, Nov. 1980, pp. 1416–18. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/ajp.137.11.1416.
Weiner RD, Volow MR, Gianturco DT, Cavenar JO. Seizures terminable and interminable with ECT. Am J Psychiatry. 1980 Nov;137(11):1416–1418.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0002-953X

Publication Date

November 1980

Volume

137

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1416 / 1418

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Schizophrenia
  • Reflex, Abnormal
  • Psychiatry
  • Oxygen
  • Muscle Hypertonia
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Electroencephalography
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Carbon Dioxide