electroconvulsive shock


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electroconvulsive shock

[i¦lek·trō·kən¦vəl·siv ′shäk]
(medicine)
The technique of eliciting convulsions by applying an electric current through the brain for a brief period.
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Electroconvulsive shock in rats: changes in superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activity.
Decreased superoxide dismutase activity after ECT and correlation between higher oxidant levels and poor response to ECT in depression/Depresyonda EKT sonrasi superoksit dismutaz aktivitesi dusuyor ve EKT'ye kotu yanitla korelasyon gosteriyor
A serious side effect of electroconvulsive shock therapy is permanent partial loss of memory.
Parkinson's disease
Treated with electroconvulsive shock treatments during the summer of 1953, Plath achieved news headlines throughout the country as she mysteriously disappeared after one of these out-patient treatments.
Plath, Sylvia (1932-1963)

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