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Published in: Journal of Neurology 3/2018

01-03-2018 | Pioneers in Neurology

Ugo Cerletti (1877–1963)

Authors: Stefano Sandrone, Marco Cambiaghi

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 3/2018

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was developed in the 1930s by the Italian neurologist Ugo Cerletti and is still adopted in severe depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia when standard treatments do not work. However, despite decades of modifications and increased safety and efficacy, ECT still encounters criticism. …
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Metadata
Title
Ugo Cerletti (1877–1963)
Authors
Stefano Sandrone
Marco Cambiaghi
Publication date
01-03-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Neurology / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-017-8664-z

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