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Title: Brain Changes Induced by Electroconvulsive Therapy Are Broadly Distributed
Author: Urretavizcaya Sarachaga, Mikel
Soriano Mas, Carles
Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel
Global ECT-MRI Research Collaboration (GEMRIC)
Keywords: Marcadors bioquímics
Cervell
Biochemical markers
Brain
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2020
Publisher: Elsevier Science Inc.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with volumetric enlargements of corticolimbic brain regions. However, the pattern of whole-brain structural alterations following ECT remains unresolved. Here, we examined the longitudinal effects of ECT on global and local variations in gray matter, white matter, and ventricle volumes in patients with major depressive disorder as well as predictors of ECT-related clinical response. METHODS: Longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging and clinical data from the Global ECT-MRI Research Collaboration (GEMRIC) were used to investigate changes in white matter, gray matter, and ventricle volumes before and after ECT in 328 patients experiencing a major depressive episode. In addition, 95 nondepressed control subjects were scanned twice. We performed a mega-analysis of single subject data from 14 independent GEMRIC sites. RESULTS: Volumetric increases occurred in 79 of 84 gray matter regions of interest. In total, the cortical volume increased by mean +/- SD of 1.04 +/- 1.03% (Cohen's d = 1.01, p < .001) and the subcortical gray matter volume increased by 1.47 +/- 1.05% (d = 1.40, p < .001) in patients. The subcortical gray matter increase was negatively associated with total ventricle volume (Spearman's rank correlation rho = -.44, p < .001), while total white matter volume remained unchanged (d = -0.05, p = .41). The changes were modulated by number of ECTs and mode of electrode placements. However, the gray matter volumetric enlargements were not associated with clinical outcome. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that ECT induces gray matter volumetric increases that are broadly distributed. However, gross volumetric increases of specific anatomically defined regions may not serve as feasible biomarkers of clinical response.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.07.010
It is part of: Biological Psychiatry, 2020, vol. 87, num. 5, p. 451-461
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/173248
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.07.010
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