title: Electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of intractable seizures. Initial findings in two children.
abstract: We treated two children with intractable epilepsy with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for seizure control. One child showed a change in seizure pattern with treatment, which at greater intensity was also effective in stopping nonconvulsive status epilepticus. The other child showed a decrease in spontaneous seizure frequency during short-term treatment. These findings suggest a possible role for ECT in the management of intractable epilepsy in children who are not candidates for epileptic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Epilepsy Program, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Griesemer
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kellner
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Beale
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants