Motor cortical excitability in depressive patients after electroconvulsive therapy and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Journal of ECT

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-245

  Bajbouj, Malek ^a   Luborzewski, Alexander ^a   Danker Hopfe, Heidi ^a   Lang, Undine E ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Major depression; Motor cortex; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 28844443545     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000180039.12176.9c     Document Type: Article

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