From cataract surgery to FDA-approved leeching, some modern medicine has unusual origins.
, better known as ECT, is a treatment for severe depression or bipolar disorder. During this procedure, small electric currents are sent through the brain, triggering a short seizure believed to cause changes in the brain’s chemistry and relieve symptoms. Although approximatelyUsing electricity for medicinal purposesto the ancient Romans, who used electric eels to treat gout and headaches.
Throughout history, physicians have also applied electricity in cases of hysterical blindness, paralysis and epilepsy. The operating principle was that the electricity itself held curative properties — whereas modern ECT is based on the idea that the seizure is what produces results.. But ECT protocols have changed significantly since. The procedure is now done with the use of anesthesia and muscle relaxants, and the electric current is given in much lower doses.
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