Approaches for difficult-to-induce-seizures electroconvulsive therapy cases (DEC): a Japanese expert consensus by Yoshiteru Takekita, Taro Suwa, Kazuyuki Yasuda, Hirotsugu Kawashima, Wataru Omori, Naoki Kurimoto, Takashi Tsuboi, Takamasa Noda, Nobuatsu Aoki, Ken Wada, Ken Inada, Minoru Takebayash, Expert Consensus Development Working Group, Electroconvulsive Therapy Committee, Japanese Society of General Hospital Psychiatry

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A Comparative Study of Two Anesthetic Agents Thiopentone Sodium and Propofol in Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy by Sanagapalli S. V. L. Manasa, E. Ananda Reddy, V. Harshitha, Velama Pooja Prasanna, Chennuru Kavya Lekha, Javangula Swetha Krishna

“…Objectives: Modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) remains one of the effective treatment modalities for various psychiatric illnesses. …”
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The clinical profile and outcome of patients receiving continuation electroconvulsive therapy (C-ECT): A retrospective study by Sandeep Grover, Sanjana Kathiravan, Subho Chakrabarti

“…Background: There is a lack of data on the use of continuation electroconvulsive therapy (C-ECT) from India. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical profile and outcome of patients receiving C-ECT. …”
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Current evidence on the use of sugammadex for neuromuscular blockade antagonism during electroconvulsive therapy: a narrative review by Vivek Arora, Laurence Henson, Sandeep Kataria

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Early career psychiatrists’ perceptions of and training experience in electroconvulsive therapy: A cross-sectional survey across Europe by Cristiana Țăpoi, Laith Alexander, Renato de Filippis, Agorastos Agorastos, Diogo Almeida, Gautam Bhatia, Gamze Erzin, Martyna Ewa Gołębiewska, Enita Metaj, Sara Medved, Krista Mieze, Miloš Milutinović, Camille Noël, Antonina Pushko, David Gurrea Salas, Alejandro Compaired Sanchez, Alina Wilkowska, Rick P. F. Wolthusen, Mariana Pinto da Costa

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Effect of Different Doses of Sugammadex on Recovery and Hemodynamic Parameters in Reversing Neuromuscular Blockade in Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy by Kadir ARSLAN, Gozde UCUKSARAC, Hale CETIN ARSLAN, Erkan AYDIN, Ayca Sultan SAHIN

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A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Ketamine in Persons Suffering from Treatment-resistant Depressive Disorder by Vikhram Ramasubramanian, S. Mathumathi, Gautami Thirumalaisamy, Sugaparaneetharan Ayyanar, Gopi Rajendhiran, M. Kannan

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Differences in the Treatment Response to Antithyroid Drugs versus Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Case of Recurrent Catatonia due to Graves’ Disease by Takahiro Saito, Rie Saito, Hiroshi Suwa, Fumiatsu Yakushiji, Kenji Takezawa, Mitsuru Nakamura

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Adjunctive electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of a patient with comorbid major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and anorexia nervosa – a case report by Agnieszka Kuc, Albert Stachura, Piotr Jażdżyk, Joanna Grzelińska, Łukasz Święcicki

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THE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF ECT TREATMENTS IN FINLAND – RESULTS FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY by SAANA KARTTUNEN, LAURI VIRTANEN, ANU HOLM, NIKO SEPPÄLÄ, PETRI SUMIA, ERIKA JÄÄSKELÄINEN, KAIJA JÄRVENTAUSTA

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Alternative psychopharmacologic treatments for pediatric catatonia: a retrospective analysis by Joshua R. Smith, Joshua R. Smith, Isaac Baldwin, Tasia York, Carina Anderson, Trey McGonigle, Simon Vandekar, Lee Wachtel, James Luccarelli, James Luccarelli

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Editorial: Understanding the role of new media in psychiatry by Lucie Kalisova, Lucie Kalisova, Jozef Buday

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Trajectory of peripheral inflammation during index ECT in association with clinical outcomes in treatment-resistant depression by Christina M. Hough, Jennifer L. Kruse, Randall T. Espinoza, John O. Brooks, III, Eliza J. Congdon, Viviane Norris, Michelle G. Craske, Katherine L. Narr

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Memantine-responsive catatonia secondary to tuberculosis, neurocysticercosis, and pneumococcal pneumonia: A case series by Debanjan Bhattacharjee, Ujjwal Bandyopadhyay

“…Benzodiazepines like lorazepam and electroconvulsive therapy are the conventional treatment modalities for catatonia. …”
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Diagnostic, Treatment, and System Challenges in the Management of Recurrent Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome on a General Medical Service by Karan Verma, Vivek Jayadeva, Raymond Serrano, Karthik Sivashanker

“…However, there is limited guidance available through literature for further management if benzodiazepine treatment is ineffective and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is not readily accessible. …”
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Delirium with Concurrent Use of Lithium and ECT and the Safety Implications: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Mustafa Ali, Barikar C. Malathesh, Seshadri Sekhar Chatterjee, Soumitra Das, Prakriti Pokhrel, Mary Elizabeth Trejo Hernandez, John C. Murnin

“…Additionally, alterations in blood-brain barrier permeability, such as those caused by electroconvulsive therapy and age, increased the likelihood of delirium. …”
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Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: A Systematic Review by Eric Cretaz, André R. Brunoni, Beny Lafer

“…Magnetic seizure therapy (MST) is a novel, experimental therapeutic intervention, which combines therapeutic aspects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation, in order to achieve the efficacy of the former with the safety of the latter. …”
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The Use of Succinylcholine in Brugada Syndrome: A Case Report and Discussion of Literature by Marcus M. de Wolf, Nellie M. Rus, Guus H. Beljaars, Hanno L. Tan

“…We describe a patient with a major depression and a newly discovered Brugada syndrome, who was successfully treated with 35 electroconvulsive therapy sessions using succinylcholine as muscle relaxant. …”
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When the Patient Believes That the Organs Are Destroyed: Manifestation of Cotard’s Syndrome by Leonardo Machado, Luiz Evandro de Lima Filho, Liliane Machado

“…Although the electroconvulsive therapy is the most described treatment modality in the literature, the reported case had therapeutic success with association of imipramine and risperidone.…”
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Intravenous Ketamine for Suicidal Behavior in Severe Depression with Psychotic Features by T. V. Pavan Kumar, Divya Bolla, Raj Kiran Donthu, Anzory Pathak

“…Depression is the leading cause of suicide, and antidepressants and modified electroconvulsive therapy (mECT) are the preferred treatment modalities. …”
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