grandstand. n. 1. (Team Sports, other than specified). a. a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc. b. (as modifier): grandstand tickets.
(ECT) [e-lekâ³tro-kon-vulÂ´siv] a treatment for mental disorders in which an electric current is used to produce convulsions. It is used primarily to treat depression or the depressive phase of bipolar disorder; it has also been used to treat some forms of schizophrenia and acute mania.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure, done under general anesthesia, in which small electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure.ECT seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can quickly reverse symptoms of certain mental illnesses.uch of the stigma attached to ECT is based on early treatments in which high doses of electricity were administered without anesthesia, leading to memory loss, fractured bones and other serious side effects. ECT is much safer today.