2021
Meta-analysis of brain structural changes after electroconvulsive therapy in depression
Gryglewski G, Lanzenberger R, Silberbauer LR, Pacher D, Kasper S, Rupprecht R, Frey R, Baldinger-Melich P. Meta-analysis of brain structural changes after electroconvulsive therapy in depression. Brain Stimulation 2021, 14: 927-937. PMID: 34119669, DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2021.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyDentate gyrusHippocampal subfieldsSignificant volume increaseSeries of ECTStandardized mean change scoresBrain structuresLongitudinal magnetic resonance imagingBrain structural changesCornu ammonis 1Mean change scoresRegional brain volumesRandom-effects modelMagnetic resonance imagingClinical outcomesSymptom improvementDepressive patientsTreatment outcomesStandardized mean changeBilateral hippocampusIndividual patientsMean changeBrain volumeWarrant replicationResonance imaging
2020
Predicting Antidepressant Citalopram Treatment Response via Changes in Brain Functional Connectivity After Acute Intravenous Challenge
Klöbl M, Gryglewski G, Rischka L, Godbersen GM, Unterholzner J, Reed MB, Michenthaler P, Vanicek T, Winkler-Pjrek E, Hahn A, Kasper S, Lanzenberger R. Predicting Antidepressant Citalopram Treatment Response via Changes in Brain Functional Connectivity After Acute Intravenous Challenge. Frontiers In Computational Neuroscience 2020, 14: 554186. PMID: 33123000, PMCID: PMC7573155, DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2020.554186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeck Depression InventoryFunctional connectivitySymptom improvementMajor depressionDepression InventoryLong-term antidepressant effectsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsHamilton Depression Rating ScaleResting-state functional magnetic resonanceAcute pharmacological challengeSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsWhole-brain functional connectivityCross-over fashionDepression Rating ScaleMajor depressive disorderHigher lifetime prevalenceBrain functional connectivityDefault mode networkHeterogeneity of responseFunctional magnetic resonanceEscitalopram therapyAntidepressant effectsReuptake inhibitorsStandard medicationIntravenous challenge