Summary
A review is given of the complications reported in the literature associated with straight E.C.T. and the early measures adopted to avoid them.
It is suggested that with the drugs now available all cases could be safely controlled to avoid these accidents and to make the treatment more pleasant for the patients.
The relaxants in common use are discussed, and new short-acting relaxants described.
A series of uncontrolled and controlled E.C.T. treatments are compared pared and a detailed account of the technique employed given.
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Malone, J.P., Blayney, A.M. Modified electroconvulsive therapy. Ir J Med Sci 27, 315–323 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02956984
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