Neuroimaging study of electroconvulsive therapy for depression
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an important treatment for depression. Although it is known as the most effective acute treatment for severe mood disorders, its therapeutic mechanism is still unclear. With the rapid development of neuroimaging technology, various neuroimaging techniques have been...
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| author | Xiaolu Chen Hanjie Yang Long-Biao Cui Long-Biao Cui Xiao Li |
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| description | Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an important treatment for depression. Although it is known as the most effective acute treatment for severe mood disorders, its therapeutic mechanism is still unclear. With the rapid development of neuroimaging technology, various neuroimaging techniques have been available to explore the alterations of the brain by ECT, such as structural magnetic resonance imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, positron emission tomography, single photon emission computed tomography, arterial spin labeling, etc. This article reviews studies in neuroimaging on ECT for depression. These findings suggest that the neurobiological mechanism of ECT may regulate the brain functional activity, and neural structural plasticity, as well as balance the brain’s neurotransmitters, which finally achieves a therapeutic effect. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0e08587f5644d05a3adfc251d2cfeff2023-06-09T05:16:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402023-06-011410.3389/fpsyt.2023.11706251170625Neuroimaging study of electroconvulsive therapy for depressionXiaolu Chen0Hanjie Yang1Long-Biao Cui2Long-Biao Cui3Xiao Li4The First Branch, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, The Thirteenth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, ChinaSchizophrenia Imaging Lab, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an important treatment for depression. Although it is known as the most effective acute treatment for severe mood disorders, its therapeutic mechanism is still unclear. With the rapid development of neuroimaging technology, various neuroimaging techniques have been available to explore the alterations of the brain by ECT, such as structural magnetic resonance imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, positron emission tomography, single photon emission computed tomography, arterial spin labeling, etc. This article reviews studies in neuroimaging on ECT for depression. These findings suggest that the neurobiological mechanism of ECT may regulate the brain functional activity, and neural structural plasticity, as well as balance the brain’s neurotransmitters, which finally achieves a therapeutic effect.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1170625/fulldepressionelectroconvulsive therapymagnetic resonance imagingpositron emission tomographymechanismarterial spin labeling |
| spellingShingle | Xiaolu Chen Hanjie Yang Long-Biao Cui Long-Biao Cui Xiao Li Neuroimaging study of electroconvulsive therapy for depression Frontiers in Psychiatry depression electroconvulsive therapy magnetic resonance imaging positron emission tomography mechanism arterial spin labeling |
| title | Neuroimaging study of electroconvulsive therapy for depression |
| title_full | Neuroimaging study of electroconvulsive therapy for depression |
| title_fullStr | Neuroimaging study of electroconvulsive therapy for depression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neuroimaging study of electroconvulsive therapy for depression |
| title_short | Neuroimaging study of electroconvulsive therapy for depression |
| title_sort | neuroimaging study of electroconvulsive therapy for depression |
| topic | depression electroconvulsive therapy magnetic resonance imaging positron emission tomography mechanism arterial spin labeling |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1170625/full |
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