Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry ECT, DBS, TMS, and Other Modalities
Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry ECT, DBS, TMS, and Professor, Department of Psychiatry, and Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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This book is dedicated to my wife, Andrea, with appreciation for her unending patience and support.
Contents Acknowledgments List of contributors page ix x 1 Introduction 1 2 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Basic Concepts 3 Basic Concepts 3 Overview 3 Theories of Mechanism of Action 5 Basics of Electricity 8 Medical Physiology 10 3 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Patient Selection and Preparation 17 Indications 17 The Pre-ECT Evaluation 19 ECT in Specific Medical Conditions 21 Concurrent Medications 25 Informed Consent 30 4 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Technique 37 Electrode Placement 37 Stimulus Dosing 41 Electrode Site Preparation 46 Physiological Monitoring 50 Anesthetics and Muscular Relaxation 56 Cardiovascular Agents 61 Missed, Short, and Prolonged Seizures 63 Treatment Procedure 67 5 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Treatment Course 73 Treatment Schedule 73 Clinical Monitoring 74 Continuation/Maintenance ECT 75 6 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Common Adverse Effects 79 Cognition 79 Headache, Muscle Aches, and Nausea 81 7 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): The ECT Service 83 Staffing and Administration 83 The ECT Suite 84 Record Keeping 84 8 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Special Issues 87 Stigma 87 Malpractice Litigation and Insurance 87 Research 87 9 Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Wayne K. Goodman and Ron L. Alterman 89 Basic Concepts 89 Pre-operative Evaluation 90 vii
viii Contents The DBS Device 91 The Surgical Procedure 91 Activation and Programming of the DBS Devices 94 DBS in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 94 DBS in Depression 95 Adverse Effects 96 Conclusions 97 10 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rtms) Eran Chemerinski 103 Basic Concepts 103 Patient Selection and Preparation 105 Technique 113 Common Adverse Effects 116 The rtms Service 119 Conclusions 120 11 Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) 127 Introduction 127 MST in Depression 128 Future Directions 128 12 Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) 131 Introduction 131 Background and Neurobiology 131 Studies in Depression 132 Patient Selection 132 Conclusions 133 13 Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tdcs) 135 Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation 135 Overview and Theoretical Background 135 Clinical Uses 135 14 Epidural Cortical Stimulation (EpCS) 139 Introduction 139 Technique 139 Clinical Trials in Depression 139 Conclusions 140 Index 143
Acknowledgments I would like to acknowledge the skillful assistance of Rosa Pasculli and Mimi Briggs in the preparation of the manuscript. ix
Contributors Ron L. Alterman, MD Department of Neurosurgery, Friedman Brain Institute of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Eran Chemerinski, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Wayne K. Goodman, MD Esther and Joseph Klingenstein Professor and Chair of Psychiatry, Professor of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA, MD Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA x