ELECTROCONVULSIVE-THERAPY AND INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM

Authors
BADER GM SILK KR DEQUARDO JR TANDON R
Citation
Gm. Bader et al., ELECTROCONVULSIVE-THERAPY AND INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM, Convulsive therapy, 11(2), 1995, pp. 139-143
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Convulsive therapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
07498055
Volume
11
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
139 - 143
Database
ISI
SICI code
0749-8055(1995)11:2<139:EAIA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Little has been written regarding the safety of electroconvulsive ther apy (ECT) administered to patients with intracranial aneurysms. The li terature is reviewed and we report two additional cases of ECT safely and effectively employed to treat depressed patients with intracranial aneurysms. We found no reported cases of aneurysm rupture associated with ECT. We do not feel the presence of intracranial aneurysm is a co ntraindication to ECT, in most patients, with appropriate monitoring a nd control of arterial blood pressure.