Psychiatria pre prax 1/2004
EEG, ECG and EMG monitoring during electroconvulsive therapy
The author reviews basic knowledge on EEG, ECG and EMG monitoring during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). He explains the advantages of ECT with monitoring in comparison with ECT without monitoring. He also provides his own experience with monitoring physiological effects of ECT with Thymatron TM System IV instrument.
Keywords: electroconvulsive therapy, EEG monitoring, ECG monitoring, EMG monitoring.
