S100B, Homocysteine, Vitamin B12, Folic Acid, and Procalcitonin Serum Levels in Remitters to Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Pilot Study.
Hannah Benedictine MaierSaskia HelmSermin TotoNicole MoschnyWolfgang SperlingThomas HillemacherKai G KahlEwgeni JakubovskiStefan BleichStefan BleichAlexandra NeyaziPublished in: Disease markers (2018)
Our findings indicate that lower levels of vitamin B12 and folic acid associated with higher levels of homocysteine, S100B, and PCT point to a subgroup of depressed patients sensitive to ECT. Due to the limited sample size, further studies are required to replicate our findings.