There Is a Treatment for Severe Depression in Which an Electric

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There is a treatment for severe depression in which an electric current strong enough to induce seizures is passed through the head.

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Definitions:

Computed Tomography

A medical imaging procedure that uses computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting.

Brain-Imaging

The use of various techniques to visualize the structure or function of the brain, including MRI and CT scans.

Electroencephalogram

A test that measures and records the electrical activity of the brain.

Electrical Energy

Energy that is made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor.