Table 2.
Distribution of the sample’s characteristics
| Parameter | Number of session (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrode placement modality | Unilateral | 35 (41) | ||||
| Bilateral | 51 (59) | |||||
| Anesthetic drug used | Thiopental | 77 (89) | ||||
| Propofol | 9 (11) | |||||
| Titration session | No | 83 (96) | ||||
| Yes | 3 (4) | |||||
| Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum | |||
| Age (yr) | 56 | 10 | 38 | 68 | ||
| Delivered charge (mC) | 316 | 190 | 19 | 704 | ||
| EEG seizure time (sec) | 29 | 12 | 0 | 65 | ||
| Motor seizure time (sec) | 18 | 9 | 0 | 50 | ||
| Serum lithium levels (mmol/L) | 0.40 | 0.2 | 0.06 | 1.23 | ||
| Time between anesthetic induction and stimulus (sec) | 194 | 25 | 131 | 308 | ||
| Time between the stimulus and patient’s reorientation (sec) | 1,714 | 701 | 614 | 3,523 | ||
| Serum TSH levels (uUI/ml) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 21.6 | ||
| Serum T3 levels (pg/ml) | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.9 | ||
| Serum T4 levels (ng/dl) | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | ||
| Serum Na＋ levels (mmol/L) | 140 | 4 | 112 | 148 | ||
| Serum K＋ levels (mmol/L) | 4.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 | ||
| Serum Cl– levels (mmol/L) | 103 | 4 | 82 | 110 | ||
SD, standard deviation; EEG, electroencephalogram; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; T3, triiodothyronine; T4, thyroxin; Na＋, sodium; K＋, potassium; Cl–, chlorine.