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The British Journal of Psychiatry (1964) 110: 222-225. doi: 10.1192/bjp.110.465.222
© 1964 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Cardiac Arrest (with Apnoea) after E.C.T

C. F. J. CROPPER O.B.E., F.R.C.P.E.1 and MARGARET HUGHES M.B., Ch.B., C.P.H.1

1 Medical officer, Knowle Hospital, Fareham, Hanis

A case of cardiac arrest, with apnoea, following E.C.T. is reported. The probable mechanism is discussed and current technique reviewed. It is unwise to give repeated shocks to patients with cardiac arrhythmias, since summated vagal stimulation introduces a special liability to cardiac arrest in these patients.






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