EEG Monitoring in ECT: A Guide to Treatment Facility

Richard Abrams owns Somatics, Inc., manufacturer of the Thymatron ECT device. At least when he wrote the 'bible' on ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy, Oxford University Press), his promotion of the Thymatron was subtle. This article is little more than a blatant ad for his company's products.

"The clinical Thymatron© DGx device made by Somatics Inc. provides three quantitative measures of the seizure EEG...In 1997, Somatics introduced a proprietary computer-assisted EEG analysis system for use with their ECT device to obtain the EEG power spectral and coherence analytic measures for routine clinical use."

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As if to head off any potential criticism, Abrams does mention the competition, Mecta, but adds, "The clinical significance of these measures has not been prospectively examined..."

In other words, the features of the Thymatron are backed up by research (oddly enough, done by Abrams and friends), but Mecta's are not.

Once again, the King hawks his products...and does it well. He's becoming quite skilled at this. I eagerly await the infomercial and theme song, all from the Don LaPrie of ECT.

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