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Pupillary Response as Assessment of Effective Seizure Induction by Electroconvulsive Therapy
Published on: April 11, 2019
Blood pressure before and after electroconvulsive therapy in hypertensive and nonhypertensive patients
Scott M Albin1, Susanna R Stevens, Keith G Rasmussen
1Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Abstract:
The effect of a course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on blood pressure control in hypertensive patients has not been studied. We retrospectively examined pre- and post-ECT blood pressures in hypertensive and nonhypertensive patients. In neither group was there a statistically significant change in blood pressure with a course of ECT. We conclude that a course of ECT does not worsen blood pressure in hypertensive patients beyond the peritreatment period.
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