Electroconvulsive therapy and venous angiomas: two case reports and review of the literature

J ECT. 2006 Sep;22(3):228-30. doi: 10.1097/01.yct.0000235200.34663.9b.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bipolar Disorder / complications
  • Bipolar Disorder / pathology
  • Bipolar Disorder / therapy
  • Central Nervous System Venous Angioma / complications*
  • Central Nervous System Venous Angioma / pathology
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / complications
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / pathology
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / therapy
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / complications
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / pathology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy