ECT use for a patient with malignant hyperthermia.
The authors used dantrolene as a prophylactic during ECT with a depressed patient susceptible to malignant hyperthermia. Succinylcholine and tricyclic and MAO-inhibiting antidepressants can precipitate malignant hyperthermia and were thus avoided.
D000328:Adult; D003620:Dantrolene / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000517:prevention & control*
D003620:Dantrolene