Open AccessElectroconvulsive Therapy in Patients With Skull Defects or Metallic Implants
Author(s) -
Shabbir Amanullah,
Nicholas Delva,
Harold McRae,
Laura Campbell,
Julie Cole
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.11r01228
Subject(s) - electroconvulsive therapy , context (archaeology) , head injury , mood , medicine , rehabilitation , depression (economics) , skull , traumatic brain injury , psychiatry , cognition , physical therapy , surgery , paleontology , biology , macroeconomics , economics
Head injury is often associated with psychiatric morbidity. While it is well understood that the loss of critical areas of the brain may play a role in cognitive dysfunction and change in personality, head injury can also have profound effects on mood and cognition. The role of medications in the treatment of mood disorders associated with brain injury is well documented, and there is also evidence favoring the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in this context. However, data are limited on the use of ECT in patients with skull defects or metallic head implants.