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Can you have ect if you've have metal (titanium) in your thoracic spine?
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Discuss this issue: With your neurologist.Based on my research, the presence of titanium in one' s body is not a contraindication to having an ect.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Yes as long as your: Spine is deemed stable and fused by your surgeon, there should be no issue.
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