Intravenous theophylline is the most effective intervention to prolong EEG seizure duration in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy.

Alexander TzabazisMichaela E WiernikJan WielopolskiWolfgang SperlingHarald IhmsenHubert J SchmittTino Münster

Published in: BMC anesthesiology (2017)

Theophylline can be a useful adjunct for patients with inadequate seizure duration. If there is a concomitant beneficial effect on patients' outcome needs to be investigated in further studies.

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