Complexity analysis of spontaneous brain activity: Effects of depression and antidepressant treatment

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 636-643

  Méndez, María Andreina ^a   Zuluaga, Pilar ^a   Hornero, Roberto ^b   Gómez, Carlos ^b   Escudero, Javier ^b   Rodríguez Palancas, Alfonso ^c   Ortiz, Tomás ^a   Fernández, Alberto ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LA DEFENSA GÓMEZ ULLA   (Spain)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Depression; dynamical disease; Lempel Ziv Complexity; MEG; mirtazapine; symptoms' remission

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MIRTAZAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIANSERIN; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE NET; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84861829652     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881111408966     Document Type: Article

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