Usually, doses that are 50-100% suprathreshold are sufficient for bilateral ECT; thus, if the threshold is 75 mC, a dose of 110-150 mC should yield clinically satisfactory results.

In this paper we review the parameters that define the ECT electrical stimulus and discuss their biophysical roles. We also present the summary metrics of charge and energy that are conventionally used to describe the dose of ECT and the rules commonly deployed to individualize the dose for each patient.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a clinical procedure where a small dose of electric current is passed through the brain for a brief period to induce seizures for therapeutic purposes in psychiatric (and certain neurological) conditions.

2022年9月19日 · In a patient under intravenous sedation or general anesthesia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) uses an electric current to create a generalized cerebral seizure.

In this article, we review the parameters that define the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) electrical stimulus and discuss their biophysical roles. We also present the summary metrics of charge and energy that are conventionally used to describe the dose of ECT and the rules commonly deployed to indi …

2024年7月2日 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is practiced widely in the United States and the rest of the world [1,2]. It is used mainly to treat severe depression, but is also used for patients with other conditions, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, catatonia, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

The dose of methohexital required to induce general anesthesia for most patients is 1.0 mg/kg. The dose of succinylcholine required to provide adequate muscle relaxation during electroconvulsive therapy is 0.9 mg/kg, although there is considerable variability in patient response to this drug.

In the present study, we describe our early experience of stimulus dose titration in 22 Chinese patients and compare seizure thresholds measured by dose titration with values predicted by the ‘half-age’ approach. The advantages and disadvantages of dose titration as well as ‘half-age’ method would be discussed.

ECT Prescription: Stimulus Dosing, Pulse Width and Electrode Placement. Medications and ECT. Over the last 10 years ECT has become more complex. Emerging indications including self-injurious behaviour in autism and BPSD. Remains a life saving treatment in Catatonia and NMS.

“What is the ECT dose given?” Firstly one answer could be the frequency of ECT per week where usually twice a week is done to minimize side effects (three a week being used for a more rapid effect) or the total number of treatments unti. the treatment plateau is reached. But secondly the more relevant dose question is the actual do.