A Clinical and Statistical Study of the Phases of Electroplexy
P. C. TRESISE 1 and
N. S. STENHOUSE M.Sc.2
1 Senior Honorary Psychiatrist, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, 6005
2 Director, Raine Medical Statistics Unit, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009
The authors have fulfilled the principal aim of the study by establishing significant relationships between clinical measurements of electroplexic events. The partial correlations in subanaesthetic categories measure the extent to which the dependent variables are influenced by the determining variables. This has practical applications in that the respiratory return and clonus duration can be modified to suit particular individual medical needs. An understanding of these relationships leads to a better comprehension of the neurophysiological events in electroplexy and thus offers opportunity for improved patient management.
Submitted on July 23, 1971
