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ECT in the Presence of Severe Cervical Spine Disease
Charles H. Kellner1, Judith E. Tolhurst, Carol M. Burns
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Convulsive Therapy
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
We present a case of the safe administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to a depressed patient with severe, unstable cervical spine disease. Using adequate muscle relaxation, a course of ECT treatments was given with excellent results. Although fears about the use of ECT in the presence of spine disease persist, attention to modern ECT technique allows a safe treatment course.