1. Postictal Agitation After Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Harald Ihmsen, Alexander Tzabazis, Tino Münster, Hubert J. Schmitt, Manuel Schmidtlein, Ruediger Zimmermann, and Jan Wielopolski
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business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Treatment outcome ,Neuroscience (miscellaneous) ,Treatment options ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Electroconvulsive therapy ,Sex factors ,Anesthesia ,medicine ,Observational study ,Young adult ,Propofol ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
ObjectivesPostictal agitation (PIA) after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a major medical problem. This observational study investigated the incidence and severity of PIA and evaluated propofol as a treatment option in a patient population.MethodsThe study included 14 patients that underw
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- 2013