• Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc · Jan 2010

    Electroconvulsive therapy in the presence of deep brain stimulation implants: electric field effects.

    • Zhi-De Deng, David E Hardesty, Sarah H Lisanby, and Angel V Peterchev.
    • Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University / New York State Psychiatric Institute, NY 10032, USA. zd2119@columbia.edu
    • Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010 Jan 1;2010:2049-52.

    AbstractThe safety of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in patients who have deep brain stimulation (DBS) implants represents a significant clinical issue. A major safety concern is the presence of burr holes and electrode anchoring devices in the skull, which may alter the induced electric field distribution in the brain. We simulated the electric field using finite-element method in a five-shell spherical head model. Three DBS electrode anchoring techniques were modeled, including ring/cap, microplate, and burr-hole cover. ECT was modeled with bilateral (BL), right unilateral (RUL), and bifrontal (BF) electrode placements and with clinically-used stimulus current amplitude. We compared electric field strength and focality among the DBS implantation techniques and ECT electrode configurations. The simulation results show an increase in the electric field strength in the brain due to conduction through the burr holes, especially when the burr holes are not fitted with nonconductive caps. For typical burr hole placement for subthalamic nucleus DBS, the effect on the electric field strength and focality is strongest for BF ECT, which runs contrary to the belief that more anterior ECT electrode placements are safer in patients with DBS implants.

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