title: The Telltale Heart or the importance of the "Tap Test" in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
abstract: The "Tap Test" is a maneuver used to test the functioning of the electroencephalogram and electromyogram leads just prior to electroconvulsive therapy. Here we present a brief case and image that reinforces the importance of this simple test.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. dennis.popeo@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Dennis M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Popeo
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pasculli
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kellner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors