MRI characteristics predicting seizure threshold in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy: A prospective study

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 607-614

  Van Waarde, Jeroen A ^a   Van Oudheusden, Lucas J B ^a   Tonino, Bart A R ^a   Van Der Wee, Nic J A ^b,c   Verwey, Bastiaan ^a   Van Der Mast, Rose C ^b,c   Giltay, Erik J ^b,c  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; ECT; Head morphology; MRI; Predictors; Seizure threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER; GRAY MATTER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALP; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SKULL; THICKNESS; WHITE MATTER;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ECT; HEAD MORPHOLOGY; MRI; PREDICTORS; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879925492     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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