Seizure length during ECT
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Hyponatremic seizure following ECT.
This report describes the investigation of a spontaneous grand mal seizure in a 55-year old woman, being treated with drugs and ECT for depression. The spontaneous seizure was due to hyponatremia caused by self-induced water intoxication, although psychotrophic medication may have contributed by lowering the seizure threshold. The diagnosis of hyponatremia is discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.169.4.525