Resting-State EEG Changes with ECT- a Modern Approach
Out on PubMed, from researchers in Canada and Australia, is this study: Modulation of functional network properties in major depressive disorder following electroconvulsive therapy ( ECT ): a resting-state EEG analysis. Hill AT, Hadas I, Zomorrodi R, Voineskos D, Farzan F, Fitzgerald PB, Blumberger DM, Daskalakis ZJ. Sci Rep. 2020 Oct 13;10(1):17057. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74103-y. PMID: 33051528 The abstract is copied below: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective neuromodulatory intervention for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD). Presently, however, understanding of its neurophysiological effects remains incomplete. In the present study, we utilised resting-state electroencephalography (RS-EEG) to explore changes in functional connectivity, network topology, and spectral power elicited by an acute open-label course of ECT in a cohort of 23 patients with treatment-resistant MDD. RS-EEG was recorded prior to commencement of ECT and again within 48 h fo