Brain Tumors and Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Literature Overview of the Last 80 Years
The safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in patients with a brain tumor have been debated in the past without a clear conclusion. In the last large review published by Maltbie et al. in 1980, it was concluded that the presence of an intracranial mass should be considered an absolut...
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| author | Jozef Buday Jakub Albrecht Tadeas Mareš Gabriela Podgorná Klara Horáčková Lucie Kališová Jiri Raboch Martin Anders |
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| description | The safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in patients with a brain tumor have been debated in the past without a clear conclusion. In the last large review published by Maltbie et al. in 1980, it was concluded that the presence of an intracranial mass should be considered an absolute contraindication to ECT. In our updated review, we investigated a total of 33 published and indexed case reports, case report series, and reviews of 75 individual patients who underwent ECT in the presence of a brain tumor over the last 80 years. Mounting case reports after the original Maltbie et al. review show that it is feasible to apply this method safely in patients with benign or otherwise clinically insignificant lesions. Certain precautionary measures, such as dexamethasone or phenytoin application before ECT, could lead to a further minimalization or even absence of adverse effects, particularly in higher risk individuals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad9b6a1bc3d045c4bdb850f0effbe0232022-12-22T00:01:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952020-07-011110.3389/fneur.2020.00723554217Brain Tumors and Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Literature Overview of the Last 80 YearsJozef BudayJakub AlbrechtTadeas MarešGabriela PodgornáKlara HoráčkováLucie KališováJiri RabochMartin AndersThe safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in patients with a brain tumor have been debated in the past without a clear conclusion. In the last large review published by Maltbie et al. in 1980, it was concluded that the presence of an intracranial mass should be considered an absolute contraindication to ECT. In our updated review, we investigated a total of 33 published and indexed case reports, case report series, and reviews of 75 individual patients who underwent ECT in the presence of a brain tumor over the last 80 years. Mounting case reports after the original Maltbie et al. review show that it is feasible to apply this method safely in patients with benign or otherwise clinically insignificant lesions. Certain precautionary measures, such as dexamethasone or phenytoin application before ECT, could lead to a further minimalization or even absence of adverse effects, particularly in higher risk individuals.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00723/fullECTbrain tumorabnormal recoveryECT safetyECT and cancer |
| spellingShingle | Jozef Buday Jakub Albrecht Tadeas Mareš Gabriela Podgorná Klara Horáčková Lucie Kališová Jiri Raboch Martin Anders Brain Tumors and Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Literature Overview of the Last 80 Years Frontiers in Neurology ECT brain tumor abnormal recovery ECT safety ECT and cancer |
| title | Brain Tumors and Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Literature Overview of the Last 80 Years |
| title_full | Brain Tumors and Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Literature Overview of the Last 80 Years |
| title_fullStr | Brain Tumors and Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Literature Overview of the Last 80 Years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brain Tumors and Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Literature Overview of the Last 80 Years |
| title_short | Brain Tumors and Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Literature Overview of the Last 80 Years |
| title_sort | brain tumors and electroconvulsive therapy a literature overview of the last 80 years |
| topic | ECT brain tumor abnormal recovery ECT safety ECT and cancer |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00723/full |
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