Duration of ECT-induced tachycardia as a measure of seizure length.
The duration of ECT-induced tachycardia in 203 seizures of 28 patients was measured. Tachycardia duration was easily determined; it correlated highly with both motor (cuffed arm) and EEG seizure estimates.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors