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Meanings of ECT in English

Portuguese
eletroconvulsoterapia
Catalan
electroxoc
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The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.

eletroconvulsoterapia
Usage of ECT in English
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Twenty-two patients with major depression received a course of right unilateral ECT.
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High relapse rates after ECT remain a serious and common clinical dilemma.
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Although objective deficits are demonstrable, patients generally report improved memory after ECT.
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She said she became institutionalised to the point of asking for ECT.
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Volume change for electrode placement per ECT session varied similarly by hemisphere.
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After been given excessive doses of anti-psychotic drugs, ECT was to follow.
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Considerable evidence has accrued associating the anticonvulsant and antidepressant effects of ECT.
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Its ECT segment's services include Reservoir Characterization, Polymer Conformance and Logistics Management.
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Additionally, the questionnaire was used after the ECT course for a final assessment.
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Patients are required to sign a consent form prior to administration of ECT.
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Methods: Sixty-two patients with schizophrenia received combination treatment with bilateral ECT and flupenthixol.
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The mechanisms of ECT action, however, are the least understood and still unclear.
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However, the pattern of whole-brain structural alterations following ECT remains unresolved.
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Future studies should compare MST and ECT under double-blind randomized condition.
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Methods: The volumes of five cardiac models were calculated by ECT and GS-Quant.
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However, little is known regarding brain functional processes mediating ECT effects.
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Translations for ECT
Catalan
electroxoc
ECT through the time
ECT across language varieties
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