Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on cortical thickness in depression: a systematic review.

Tommaso ToffaninGiulia CattarinussiNiccolò GhiottoMarialaura LussignoliChiara PavanLuca PieriSami SchiffFrancesco FinattiFrancesca RomagnoloFederica FolesaniMaria Giulia NanniRosangela CarusoLuigi ZerbinatiMartino Belvederi MurriMaria FerraraGiorgio PigatoLuigi GrassiFabio Sambataro

Published in: Acta neuropsychiatrica (2024)

Our findings support the idea that ECT can increase CT in patients with unipolar and bipolar depression. It remains unclear whether these changes are related to the clinical response. Future larger studies with longer follow-up are warranted to thoroughly address the potential role of CT as a biomarker of clinical response after ECT.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
depressive symptoms
image quality
dual energy
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
physical activity
risk assessment
current status
human health
drug induced