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Case report of grand mal convulsions following more than 150 electric convulsive treatments: A clinical and electro-encephalographic study

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Seizures following electric convulsive treatments are a complication which might be avoided by the judicious teamwork of the electro-encephalogram and the clinician. To avoid this complication, electro-encephalograms before and during convulsive therapy help the clinician decide on the frequency or discontinuation of the treatment.

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  1. New York Hospital, 525 East 68th Street, New York 21, N. Y.

    Albert N. Browne-Mayers M.D., Thomas F. Henley M.D. & Peter F. Ostwald M.D.

  2. Cornell University Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, New York 21, N. Y.

    Albert N. Browne-Mayers M.D., Thomas F. Henley M.D. & Peter F. Ostwald M.D.

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Browne-Mayers, A.N., Henley, T.F. & Ostwald, P.F. Case report of grand mal convulsions following more than 150 electric convulsive treatments: A clinical and electro-encephalographic study. Psych Quar 31, 109–116 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01568712

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