BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 51-53 , January 2010

The successful use of right unilateral ultra-brief pulse electroconvulsive therapy in an adolescent with catatonia

Received 21 April 2009 ,Revised 15 July 2009 ,Accepted 16 July 2009.

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PII: S1935-861X(09)00079-5

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.07.003

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 51-53 , January 2010

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