Electro-convulsive therapy
- Created by: Martha Bowen
- Created on: 21-04-14 23:14
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Procedure
- Patient gets anaesthetic and muscle relaxant.
- Current is passed through patient's brain for half a second.
- Current causes seizure for one minute.
- Patient recall nothing about procedure when woken.
- ECT was mainly used to treat patients with schizophrenia. Now mainly used to treat patients with depression. ECT most…
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