Electroconvulsive therapy in the medically ill - 01/09/11
Doi : 10.1016/S0193-953X(03)00057-1
Keith G Rasmussen, MD ⁎ 
, Teresa A Rummans, MD, Jarrett W Richardson, MD
, Teresa A Rummans, MD, Jarrett W Richardson, MD Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota USA
Address reprint requests to: Keith G. Rasmussen, MD Department of Psychiatry and Psychology Mayo Clinic 200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55905Riassunto |
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) often is given to depressed patients with a variety of comorbid medical diagnoses. With attention to pretreatment medical and neurological evaluation, ECT can be safe even in highly medically or neurologically complicated patients. This article reviews the most commonly encountered medical and neurological illnesses in ECT patients and provides suggestions for safe and effective use of ECT in such populations.
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 | This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grant no. MH55484-05. |
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Vol 25 - N° 1
P. 177-193 - marzo 2002 Ritorno al numero
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