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Electronarcosis: A Safe Technique for Routine Administration Under Anaesthesia and Eulissen (Decamethonium Iodide or C.10)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

Cyril R. Harris
Cyril R. Harris*
Affiliation:
Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water
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Electronarcosis (E.L.N.) is a state of unconsciousness brought about by the passage of an electric current through the forebrain. The current has a much lower milliamperage than that which is used in electro-convulsive therapy (E.C.T).

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Part I.—Original Articles
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 96 , Issue 404 , July 1950 , pp. 788 - 792
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1950 

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