Electroconvulsive therapy and venous angiomas: two case reports and review of the literature.
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.
Zahedi
Sohrab
S
Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
Yang
Clifford
C
O'Hanlon
Donal
D
Tanev
Kaloyan
K
Shea
William P
WP
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