Distinct association of plasma BDNF concentration and cognitive function in depressed patients treated with vortioxetine or escitalopram.
Marina SagudMatea Nikolac PerkovicAnja DvojkovicNenad JaksicBjanka Vuksan-CusaMaja ZivkovicZorana KusevicAlma Mihaljevic-PelesNela PivacPublished in: Psychopharmacology (2021)
These results suggest that higher baseline plasma BDNF levels might be associated with improvements in verbal fluency and working memory in vortioxetine, but not escitalopram treated patients. Vortioxetine treatment was superior in simple attention efficiency.
Keyphrases
- working memory
- major depressive disorder
- bipolar disorder
- newly diagnosed
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- stress induced
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- combination therapy
- patient reported