Electroconvulsive therapy in the first trimester of pregnancy.
We present the case of a young woman, 8 weeks pregnant, who had a spontaneous abortion after her third electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) session. We review the literature on ECT in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Echevarría Moreno
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Department of Anesthesiology, Valme Hospital, Seville, Spain.
Martin Muñoz
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Sanchez Valderrabanos
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Vázquez Gutierrez
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D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012307:Risk Factors