Use of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) for treating ECT-induced headaches.
Five patients who experienced migrainelike attacks associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were treated using a novel nonpharmacologic therapy known as percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS). In this sham-controlled preliminary evaluation, PENS therapy proved to be a useful alternative to opioid analgesics for the acute treatment and/or prevention of ECT-induced headache.
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5161 Harry Hines Boulevard, Suite CS2.202, Dallas, TX 75235-9068, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation