Serial case report of high seizure threshold patients that responded to the lengthening of pulse width in ECT

• Main Authors: Hiroshi Katagai (Author), Norio Yasui‐Furukori (Author), Hirotsugu Kawashima (Author), Taro Suwa (Author), Chieko Tsushima (Author), Yoshiteru Sato (Author), Kazutaka Shimoda (Author), Hiroichi Tasaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been used as an effective treatment modality for psychiatric disorders. In patients with high seizure thresholds, augmentation strategies are considered such as changing anesthetic agents, hyperventilation, and premedication with theophylline. We tried to...