title: Electroconvulsive therapy and venous angiomas: two case reports and review of the literature.
abstract: According to the American Psychiatric Association, the risk for complications related to the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatment of patients with cerebrovascular malformations is small. The literature contains a number of case studies presenting the uneventful treatment of patients with cerebral aneurysms with ECT. However, there is a paucity of cases presenting ECT in the context of a cerebral venous angioma. In this article, we present 2 cases of patients treated with ECT who were found to have documented venous angiomas. This is followed with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
authors.forename: Sohrab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zahedi
authors.forename: Clifford
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Donal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Hanlon
authors.forename: Kaloyan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanev
authors.forename: William P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Shea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D020787:Central Nervous System Venous Angioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy