Decreased memory loss associated with right unilateral ultra-brief pulse wave ECT.
The purpose of this brief article is to share with our colleagues in the psychiatric community and other physicians information about the efficacy of an emerging new method of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) that shows advantages over existing treatments for depression. Patients treated with the method, ultra-brief pulse wave ECT, have less memory loss and confusion than those treated with longer-duration ECT.
Kim
Suck Won
SW
Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, USA.
Grant
Jon E
JE
Rittberg
Barry R
BR
Simon
John E
JE
Vine
Craig J
CJ
Schulz
S Charles
SC
D000647:Amnesia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome