ECT-induced brain plasticity correlates with positive symptom improvement in schizophrenia by voxel-based morphometry analysis of grey matter

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is often considered as an augmentation of antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia in drug-refractory cases. However, the mechanisms underlying the observed therapeutic effects are still not understood. Objective: We aimed to investigate changes in whole...

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Main Authors: Junjie Wang, Yingying Tang, Adrian Curtin, Mengqing Xia, Xiaochen Tang, Yuanqiao Zhao, Yu Li, Zhenying Qian, Jianhua Sheng, Tianhong Zhang, Yuping Jia, Chunbo Li, Jijun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X18303723