| Title | Propofol interruption of ECT seizure to reduce side-effects: A pilot study. | | Author(s) | Warnell RL, Swartz CM, Thomson A | | Institution | Department of Psychiatry, Loma Linda University, 11374 Mountain View Avenue, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States. | | Source | Psychiatry Res 2009 Nov 3. | | Abstract | Fifteen depressed subjects received six bitemporal electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments under etomidate anesthesia. They were randomized to blindly either receive propofol 0.5mg/kg 15s post-stimulus or not. Propofol infusion significantly prevented long seizures, and prevented cognitive decrements in most neuropsychological tests, several significantly. Propofol interruption may clinically help reduce ECT side-effects. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19892408 |
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