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Monitoring the Occurrence and Duration of Electroconvulsive Fits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

Patrick Barrington  and
John Lambourn
Patrick Barrington*
Affiliation:
Herrison Hospital
John Lambourn
Affiliation:
Waverley, St Luke's Road, Torquay
*
Herrison Hospital, Dorchester. DT2 9RL
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During 100 routine psychiatric hospital electroconvulsive treatments the medical staff administering treatment experienced little difficulty in deciding that a fit had occurred. The judgement was based on simple clinical observation of a succession of clonic bodily movements, and high inter-rater agreement was found for the measurement of fit duration. The cuff technique was also used, but it tended to underestimate fit duration and is not recommended for routine ECT practice.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 1 , July 1987 , pp. 118 - 119
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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