The relationship of concurrent benzodiazepine administration to seizure duration in ECT |
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| Authors: | H M Standish-Barry V Deacon R P Snaith |
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| Abstract: | The relationship of concurrent benzodiazepine administration to seizure duration in ECT was examined. Administration of a standard oral dose of 10 mg diazepam to a series of patients suffering from major depressive disorder produced a significant reduction in men seizure length during ECT compared to length of ECT-induced seizure in those patients when they were benzodiazepine free. This finding is discussed. |
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| Keywords: | ECT benzodiazepines seizure duration |
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