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Who famous was helped by electroconvulsive therapy?
Janet Frame
What is ECT?
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient. ect on a car is abbreviation for engine coolant sensor
Who are the patients who should not undergo Electroconvulsive Therapy?
My daughter has a heart condition which is a supravalvular aortic stenosis due to the fact that she has Williams Syndrome. Would ect be dangerous based upon her heart condition?
How much will you forget after having electroconvulsive shock therapy?
The amnesia of ECT is retrograde. That is, you only forget events that occurred before the treatment, not after. Sometimes you don't forget anything. You can forget a few hours to a few days.
What is Radiation therapy also called?
It is sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation
What is spinal cord therapy called?
Spinal cord therapy
Can electro stimulation cause a seizure in a person who has never had a seizure?
Yes, electroconvulsive therapy can cause a seizure in people that have never had a seizure. However, beyond that, general electrical stimulation on the body (such as with a TENS machine) should not induce a seizure in a person who is not an epileptic.
A person who has an intense phobia of heights is forced to spend an afternoon on the observation deck of a skyscraper. This is a therapy method called?
This therapy method is called flooding.
Is the stress syllable of the word therapy in the beginning of the word?
Yes, therapy is accented on the first syllable.
Can wine be used in beauty products?
Yes these days it is used and it is a new therapy called the vinotherapy (wine therapy).
Which biologic therapy produced by b lymphocytes is capable of binding to target cells?
The biological therapy that is capable of binding to target cells is called Monoclonal Antibodies. This therapy produces lymphocytes and binds to target cells.
What is environmental therapy?
Environmental therapy, also known as environmental medicine and formerly called clinical ecology, is the diagnosis and treatment of conditions caused by environmental factors.
