Frontal haemodynamic responses in depression and the effect of electroconvulsive therapy.

Darragh DowneySabrina BrigadoiLiam TrevithickRebecca ElliottClare ElwellR Hamish McAllister-WilliamsIan M Anderson

Published in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2019)

Our results confirmed a now extensive literature showing impaired frontal fNIRS oxyhaemoglobin responses to cognitive tasks in depression, and showed for the first time that these are further reduced during a course of electroconvulsive therapy. Further research is needed to investigate the biology and clinical utility of frontal fNIRS in psychiatric patients.

Keyphrases

working memory
end stage renal disease
functional connectivity
depressive symptoms
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
systematic review
chronic kidney disease
mental health
peritoneal dialysis
sleep quality
prognostic factors