Electroconvulsive Therapy for Migraine.
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Date
2007-10
Authors
Sidana, Ajeet
Singh, Tushar
Chavan, B S
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Abstract
Till date, there have been no reports on the use of electroconvulsive therapy in treatment
of migraine. We report a 43-year-old man who was given a course of modified ECTs for
severe depression. The patient developed this depression secondarily to his long-standing,
medication refractory migraine. After the course of ECT, successful migraine relief was
achieved. The patient has since been headache free for a reasonably long period of time.
ECT can show promise as a powerful new method of migraine treatment.
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Migraine, headache, ECT
Citation
Sidana Ajeet, Singh Tushar, Chavan B S. Electroconvulsive Therapy for Migraine. Delhi Psychiatry Journal. 2007 Oct; 10 (2): 154-156.