Ictal EEG regularity declines during a course of RUL ECT.
Twenty depressed patients (4 men, 16 women; mean age 67 years) received right unilateral (RUL) electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The ictal electroencephalogram (Fp1-A1) was blindly rated on a 7-point scale for regularity of morphology at treatments two, four, and six. Seizure regularity declined during the course of ECT.
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Department of Psychiatry, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D016896:Treatment Outcome