Clinical effects of electroconvulsive therapy in severe depression and concomitant changes in cerebral glucose metabolism - An exploratory study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 290-294

  Reininghaus, Eva Z ^a   Reininghaus, Bernd ^a   Ille, Rottraut ^b   Fitz, Werner ^a   Lassnig, Rosa Maria ^a   Ebner, Christoph ^a   Painold, Annamaria ^a   Hofmann, Peter ^a   Kapfhammer, Hans Peter ^a   Aigner, Reingard ^a   Fazekas, Franz ^a   Ropele, Stefan ^a   Enzinger, Christian ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Glucose metabolism; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MOOD CHANGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRUM; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875209858     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.07.034     Document Type: Article

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