title: Methohexital Dosage in Electroconvulsive Therapy.
abstract: A comparison of methohexital at 0.5 mg/kg versus 1 mg/kg iv as anesthesia for unilateral brief pulse electroconvulsive therapy showed no difference in systolic or diastolic blood pressure before, immediately after, or 5 or 10 min after the seizure. Mean seizure duration was not significantly shorter using the higher methohexital dosage. These results show that methohexital can be safely used in a broad dosage range without undue effects on blood pressure or seizure duration.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: A. J.
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bouckoms
authors.forename: C. A.
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: L. J.
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Drop
authors.forename: K.
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kolton
authors.forename: T.
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dao