Don't hold your breath - it's time to stimulate!

Background: The time interval between anaesthetic induction and ECT stimulus administration is one aspect of treatment technique that has not been thoroughly examined until recently. This variable is easily monitored and manipulated, and may represent an indirect measure of anaesthetic concentration at the time of stimulation. Importantly, the anaesthetic-ECT time interval may influence the quality of ictal EEG traces observed and could thereby influence dosing decisions.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - January 22, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: R. Taylor, H. Wark, J. Leyden, S. Harper, B. Simpson, J. McGoldrick, D. Hadzi-Pavlovic, S. Nikolin, C. Loo Source Type: research