Pre-Treatment Amygdala Volume Predicts Electroconvulsive Therapy Response

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for patients with severe depression. Knowledge on factors predicting therapeutic response may help to identify patients who will benefit most from the intervention. Based on the neuroplasticity hypothesis, volumes of the amygdala...

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Main Authors: ten Doesschate, Freek, van Eijndhoven, Philip, Tendolkar, Indira, van Wingen, Guido A., van Waarde, Jeroen A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4244657/