Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Depressed Subjects Treated With Electroconvulsive Therapy—A Systematic Review of Literature

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Depressed Subjects Treated With Electroconvulsive Therapy—A Systematic Review of Literature

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered to be the most effective acute treatment for otherwise treatment resistant major depressive episodes, and has been used for over 80 years. Still, the underlying mechanism of action is largely unknow. Several studies suggest that ECT affects the cerebral...

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Main Authors: Vera Jane Erchinger, Lars Ersland, Stein Magnus Aukland, Christopher C. Abbott, Leif Oltedal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
depression
electroconvulsive therapy
magnetic resonance spectroscopy [(1)H MRS]
neurotransmitters
brain
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.608857/full

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