title: Intraictal cessation of electroencephalographic activity during electroconvulsive therapy.
abstract: There have been a few reports of intraictal cessation of electroencephalographic (EEG) activity during electroconvulsive therapy. We present a case of a gentleman with recurrent severe major depressive disorder, who had a "start-stop-start" phenomenon of EEG activity during his electroconvulsive therapy treatment. This brief intraictal arrest of activity demonstrates the importance of continued EEG monitoring to confirm the postictal termination phase.
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC. nbatson@wfubmc.edu
authors: Nicholas E
authors: NE
authors: Batson
authors: W Vaughn
authors: WV
authors: McCall
authors: Peter B
authors: PB
authors: Rosenquist