ECT in the treatment of a depressed adolescent with meningomyelocele, hydrocephalus, and seizures.
A 17-year-old boy with meningomyelocele, hydrocephalus with functioning shunt, seizures, and severe depression was treated with electroconvulsive therapy. His depression and social-scholastic behavior improved; no side effects or sequelae were seen.
D000293:Adolescent; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications*; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications*