ECT administration in a patient after craniotomy and gamma knife surgery: A case report and review

Journal of ECT

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 295-299

  Gursky, Jeffrey T ^a   Rummans, Teresa A ^a   Black, John L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Craniotomy; Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Laryngeal neoplasms; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CRANIOTOMY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; LARYNX TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOSURGERY;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEXAMETHASONE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 0034276594     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200009000-00012     Document Type: Article

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