Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient with a Cerebellar Meningioma

We report a 66-year-old woman with a cerebellar meningioma who successfully received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for mania. No special modifications in technique were required. A growing literature supports the relative safety of ECT in patients with small, stable brain tumors.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of ECT 1998-03, Vol.14 (1), p.49-52
Hauptverfasser:	McKinney, Parrish A, Beale, Mark D, Kellner, Charles H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Bipolar Disorder - physiopathology Bipolar Disorder - therapy Cerebellar Neoplasms - physiopathology Cerebellum - pathology Cerebellum - physiopathology Electroconvulsive Therapy Electroencephalography Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Meningeal Neoplasms - physiopathology Meningioma - physiopathology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Treatment Outcome Treatments
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a 66-year-old woman with a cerebellar meningioma who successfully received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for mania. No special modifications in technique were required. A growing literature supports the relative safety of ECT in patients with small, stable brain tumors.
ISSN:	1095-0680 1533-4112
DOI:	10.1097/00124509-199803000-00008