Why the study?
The safety and efficacy of ECT in patients with a brain tumor have been debated without a clear conclusion since the 1980 review.
Is electroconvulsive therapy safe and effective in patients with a brain tumor?
Population
75 individual patients with a brain tumor who underwent ECT
Design
Literature review of 33 published and indexed case reports, series, and reviews
Authors
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ECT may be feasible in select brain tumor patients; leaves open need for prospective data before practice change.
Is electroconvulsive therapy safe and effective in patients with a brain tumor?
This review challenges the historical belief that brain tumors are an absolute contraindication to ECT, demonstrating it can be safely performed in patients with benign or clinically insignificant lesions.
Buday et al. (2020) studied this question.
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