Relation between frontal 3-7 Hz MEG activity and the efficacy of ECT in major depression

Journal of ECT

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 136-140

  Heikman, Pertti ^a   Salmelin, Riitta ^b   Mäkelä, Jyrki P ^a,b   Hari, Riitta ^b   Katila, Heikki ^a   Kuoppasalmi, Kimmo ^a,c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brain function; Electroconvulsive therapy; Frontal cortex; Magnetoencephalography; Major depression; Slow wave activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; THETA RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 0034971731     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200106000-00009     Document Type: Article

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