No brain perfusion impairment at long-term follow-up in elderly patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy for major depression

Journal of ECT

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-93

  Navarro, Victor ^a   Gasto C ^b   Lomena F ^b   Mateos, J J ^b   Portella, M J ^b   Masana, G ^b   Bernardo, M ^b   Marcos, T ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Imaging; Single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; NORTRIPTYLINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; REMISSION; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SAFETY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 2942536239     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200406000-00003     Document Type: Article

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