2017
Hippocampal Volume Changes Following Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Wilkinson ST, Sanacora G, Bloch MH. Hippocampal Volume Changes Following Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2017, 2: 327-335. PMID: 28989984, PMCID: PMC5627663, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2017.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor depressive disorderElectroconvulsive therapyTotal hippocampal volumeHippocampal volumeStandardized mean differenceConsistent morphological findingsHippocampal volume increasesCognitive side effectsPre-treatment valuesHippocampal volume changesRandom-effects modelMechanism of actionClinical improvementPrimary outcomeECT treatmentDepressive disorderEffective therapyNeuroplastic processesECT studiesSide effectsAnimal modelsDepression symptomsMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewMorphological findings
2013
LONG‐TERM OUTCOME IN ADULTS WITH OBSESSIVE‐COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Bloch MH, Green C, Kichuk SA, Dombrowski PA, Wasylink S, Billingslea E, Landeros‐Weisenberger A, Kelmendi B, Goodman WK, Leckman JF, Coric V, Pittenger C. LONG‐TERM OUTCOME IN ADULTS WITH OBSESSIVE‐COMPULSIVE DISORDER. Depression And Anxiety 2013, 30: 716-722. PMID: 23532944, PMCID: PMC3932438, DOI: 10.1002/da.22103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesObsessive-compulsive disorderEvidence-based treatmentsAdult OCD patientsLong-term clinical outcomesSymptom severitySerotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsOCD patientsPlacebo-controlled trialSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsReuptake inhibitor medicationsPercent of subjectsInitial responseSymptom dimensionsLater symptom severityOCD symptomsSignificant OCD symptomsOCD symptom dimensionsAdult patientsClinical characteristicsClinical improvementEligible subjectsPartial respondersInhibitor medicationReuptake inhibitors
2004
Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis: Ovarian Cancer Presenting as an Amnesic Syndrome
Bloch MH, Hwang WC, Baehring JM, Chambers SK. Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis: Ovarian Cancer Presenting as an Amnesic Syndrome. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2004, 104: 1174-1177. PMID: 15516442, DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000128110.31784.c8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmnesiaBiopsy, NeedleCombined Modality TherapyCystadenocarcinoma, PapillaryDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyLimbic EncephalitisMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsOvariectomyParaneoplastic SyndromesPlasmapheresisRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsParaneoplastic limbic encephalitisShort-term memory lossLimbic encephalitisOvarian cancerMemory lossInitiation of plasmapheresisLimbic system abnormalitiesRare neurologic manifestationDramatic clinical improvementPrompt surgical managementTomography scan findingsEpithelial ovarian cancerClinical improvementNeurologic manifestationsRare complicationScan findingsSurgical managementOvarian tumorsPrimary tumorTesticular cancerSystem abnormalitiesEncephalitisAmnesic syndromeCancerPlasmapheresis