Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was safely administered to a patient with major depression, cerebral infarction, cerebral aneurysm and high blood pressure. To reduce the risk of complications, we cooperated with the Departments of Neurosurgery and Anesthesiology for perioperative management. As demonstrated in this case and in previous reports, blood pressure control is important for safe treatment.
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A Case of Major Depression with Cerebral Infarction and Cerebral Aneurysm Improved by Electroconvulsive Therapy: For the Establishment of Safer Therapy
1 Department of Psychiatry, Kitasato University School of Medicine
2 Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
2 Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica
120: 633-639, 2018
Accepted in revised form: 6 April 2018.
Accepted in revised form: 6 April 2018.
＜Keywords：modified electroconvulsive therapy (m-ECT), unruptured cerebral aneurysm, stupor, cerebral infarction, major depression＞
