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Electric field causes volumetric changes in the human brain.

eLife | 2019

Recent longitudinal neuroimaging studies in patients with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) suggest local effects of electric stimulation (lateralized) occur in tandem with global seizure activity (generalized). We used electric field (EF) modeling in 151 ECT treated patients with depression to determine the regional relationships between EF, unbiased longitudinal volume change, and antidepressant response across 85 brain regions. The majority of regional volumes increased significantly, and volumetric changes correlated with regional electric field (t = 3.77, df = 83, r = 0.38, p=0.0003). After controlling for nuisance variables (age, treatment number, and study site), we identified two regions (left amygdala and left hippocampus) with a strong relationship between EF and volume change (FDR corrected p<0.01). However, neither structural volume changes nor electric field was associated with antidepressant response. In summary, we showed that high electrical fields are strongly associated with robust volume changes in a dose-dependent fashion.

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  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: MH110008
  • Agency: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, International
    Id: Project C09
  • Agency: Innovative Medical Research, International
    Id: RE111604 and RE111722
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: MH119616
  • Agency: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, International
    Id: DFG FOR2107
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    Id: R01 MH092301
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    Id: ZIAMH00295
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U01 MH111826
  • Agency: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, International
    Id: DFG FOR2107 DA1151/5-1 and DA1151/5-2
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    Id: MH111826
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: MH092301
  • Agency: University of Bergen, International
    Id: Fulbright Program
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    Id: MH102743
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: K24 MH102743
  • Agency: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, International
    Id: Projects C09 and Z02
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    Id: R21 MH119616
  • Agency: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, International
    Id: Project Z02
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    Id: SFB-TRR58
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U01 MH110008
  • Agency: Innovative Medical Research, International
    Id: RE111604
  • Agency: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, International
    Id: DA1151/5-1
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 MH111826
  • Agency: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, International
    Id: DA1151/5-2
  • Agency: Innovative Medical Research, International
    Id: RE111722
  • Agency: Western Norway Regional Health Authority, International
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