Key result
Autonomic nervous system testing predicts clinical outcomes of electroshock therapy.
Why the study?
Does an autonomic nervous system test predict clinical outcome in psychiatric patients treated with electroshock therapy?
Population
100 psychiatric patients treated with electroshock therapy
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support prognostic stratification before electroshock therapy; leaves open prospective validation and relevance to contemporary practice.
Observational (n=100)
Does an autonomic nervous system test predict clinical outcome in psychiatric patients treated with electroshock therapy?
An autonomic nervous system test using epinephrine and Mecholyl was evaluated for its ability to predict clinical outcomes in psychiatric patients undergoing electroshock therapy.
Funkenstein et al. (1952) conducted an observational in Psychiatric patients undergoing electroshock therapy (n=100). Autonomic nervous system test (intravenous epinephrine and intramuscular Mecholyl) was evaluated on Clinical outcome of electroshock therapy. An autonomic nervous system test evaluating responses to adrenergic and cholinergic stimulation was reported to predict clinical outcomes in 100 patients treated with electroshock therapy.
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