ECT Modulates Cerebellar-Cerebral Connectivity in Treatment-Resistant Depression
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Medicine · Neurology
This study investigates how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) alters cerebellar–cerebral functional connectivity in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Researchers analyzed neuroimaging data from 72 TRD patients and 63 healthy controls, using seed-based connectivity analyses focused on executive, default-mode, and affective-limbic networks. They found that ECT significantly enhanced cerebellar–default-mode network connectivity, which correlated with reductions in depressive symptoms, and baseline connectivity patterns could predict treatment response.
Novelty: 82%
Rigor: 76%
Significance: 78%
Validity: 72%
Clarity: 85%
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