Neurotrophic effects of electroconvulsive therapy: A proton magnetic resonance study of the left amygdalar region in patients with treatment-resistant depression

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 720-725

  Michael, Nikolaus ^a   Erfurth, Andreas ^a   Ohrmann, Patricia ^a   Arolt, Volker ^a   Heindel, Walter ^a   Pfleiderer, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Neurotrophic effects; Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; N-ACETYLASPARTATE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTON;

ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALA; ASPARTIC ACID; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PROTONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0038050597     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300085     Document Type: Article

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