Is a Grandmal Seizure Necessary and Sufficient for the Efficacy of Ect?
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4. During the week after the ECT course, bilateral i ECT was associated with significantly greater anterograde and retrograde amnesia than any dose of unilateral ECT. 5. Two months after ECT, retrograde amnesia was still significantly greatest in patients treated with bilateral ECT. 6. Relapse rates were comparable across groups. Thus, 500% suprathreshold right unilateral ECT is as effective and as efficient as 150% suprathreshold bilateral ECT, and also produces less cognitive morbidity than the bilateral treatment. While high dose unilateral ECT produces more cognitive impairment than low dose unilateral ECT, the benefits appear to clearly favour its use over low dose unilateral and bilateral forms of the treatment.
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