ECT in the Presence of Severe Cervical Spine Disease
作者:
Charles Kellner,
Judith Tolhurst,
Carol Burns,
期刊:
Convulsive Therapy
(OVID Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 7,
issue 1
页码: 52-55
ISSN:0749-8055
年代: 1991
出版商: OVID
关键词: Electroconvulsive therapy;Cervical spondylosis;Osteoporosis;Cardiac pacemaker;Steroid-dependent asthma;Succinylcholine
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
We present a case of the safe administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to a depressed patient with severe, unstable cervical spine disease. Using adequate muscle relaxation, a course of ECT treatments was given with excellent results. Although fears about the use of ECT in the presence of spine disease persist, attention to modern ECT technique allows a safe treatment course.
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