ECT Products
Thymatron S IV
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Adjust dose with a single dial
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Prints 4 channels plus digital heart rate
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Important EEG measures require no special training
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Optimal stimulus automatically selected at every dose
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Store entire treatment on palm or windows computer
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Ultra-breif therapy at every stimulus dose.
Below is a sample Report
This
sample ECT report of the Thymatron® System IV shows that the doctor set the %
Energy dial to the patient's age of 45 years, yielding a 308 mC stimulus charge.
The Optimal Charge Rate Program selected a 1/4 msec pulsewidth, 70 Hz frequency
stimulus delivered over 7.2 sec. Prior to stimulus administration the impedance
measured a safe 1440 ohms, which dropped to 260 ohms during stimulus delivery.
The EEG seizure lasted 48 seconds. Peak seizure amplitude was reached at 31 sec,
with a Midictal Amplitude of 264 µV, a Maximum Sustained Power of 77841 µV2, and
an Average Seizure Energy Index of 72µV2 all reflecting strong seizure
intensity.
Peak Interhemispheric Coherence reached at 33 sec was consistent with the
seizure amplitude peak at 31 sec. The Maximum Sustained Coherence value of 95%
reflected synchronous participation of both hemispheres in the seizure. The
rapid drop of EEG seizure amplitude to 10 µV postictally yielded a high
Postictal Suppression Index of 96%. Power Spectral Analysis was not enabled.
In summary, the record shows a synchronous, high-intensity, well-developed, and
well-generalized EEG seizure pattern with a strong mid-ictal phase, pronounced
postictal suppression, and a substantial tachycardia response—which is to say,
an ECT-induced seizure of high expected clinical efficacy (Abrams, 2002).
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