ECT for major depression in a patient with acute brain trauma.
A woman with depression and cerebral cortical laceration caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound received ECT 3 weeks after wounding herself and had no untoward effects. The authors discuss relative contraindications to ECT based on head injury and posttraumatic seizures.
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000293:injuries; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot