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postictal

postictal Postictal refers to the recovery period after a seizure.

Postictal refers to the recovery period after a seizure. In this context, it means a timed state after the seizure in which brain activity, blood-flow and metabolic changes, and early clinical reorientation become organized and recoupled rather than simply stopping the seizure.

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Drafting source: Rybczynski Bernard; Maslyk Maciej; Maj Bartosz Wojciech; Pruc Michal; Niewiadomska Iwona; Szarpak Lukasz. The postictal systems window hypothesis of electroconvulsive therapy in major depression. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1889207; article XML SHA-256 c83f09fcd80433943e849f3bc8927fd81c95e996cb0eb149ebcfa3aafc9a3b4e. “The postictal systems window hypothesis of electroconvulsive therapy in major depression” (10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1889207).
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