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Desde su introducción, la terapia electroconvulsiva (TEC) es un tratamiento usado en los trastornos afectivos. El avance en su técnica lo ha convertido en una opción útil y actual tanto en el tratamiento de las fases agudas como en la prevención de las recurrencias. El objetivo de esta revisión es recoger la información disponible hasta la actualidad acerca del uso de la TEC en la manía. Sus indicaciones, su eficacia, su predicción y su patrón de respuesta son objeto de este trabajo, así como sus complicaciones, sus efectos adversos y sus interacciones farmacológicas.
Palabras clave:
TEC
Manía
Trastorno bipolar
Since its introduction, electroconvulsive therapy is a treatment used in mood disorders. The advance in this technique has turned it a useful and current option both in the treatment of the acute phases as in the prevention of recurrences. The objective of this revision is to collect available data about the use of electroconvulsive therapy in mania. Indications, effectiveness, prediction and patterns of response are included in this work, together with its complications, adverse effects and pharmacological interactions.
Keywords:
ECT
Mania
Bipolar disorder
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