Serum BDNF levels and the antidepressant effects of electroconvulsive therapy with ketamine anaesthesia: a preliminary study
Objective To firstly examine the relationship between serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels and antidepressant response to ketamine as an anaesthesia in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in Chinese patients with treatment-refractory depression (TRD). Methods Thirty patients with TRD we...
Main Authors: | Wei Zheng, Qiaomei Cen, Sha Nie, Minyi Li, Rong Zeng, Sumiao Zhou, Dongbin Cai, Miaoling Jiang, Xiong Huang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-02-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/10699.pdf |
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