ECT in a depressed patient after craniotomy
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 141 (3) , 442-444
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.141.3.442
Abstract
ECT was successfully administered to a depressed woman who had had a craniotomy and had postoperative seizures. For ECT after craniotomy, the authors recommend postneurosurgical stabilization, continuation of anticonvulsants if a seizure disorder is present, and proper electrode placement.Keywords
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