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ECT and cerebral atrophy
Author(s) -
Calloway S. P.,
Dolan R. J.,
Jacoby R. J.,
Levy R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1981.tb00803.x
Subject(s) - atrophy , cerebral atrophy , frontal lobe , computed tomography , medicine , temporal lobe , psychology , pediatrics , cardiology , psychiatry , radiology , epilepsy
The case‐notes of 41 elderly depressives who underwent computed tomography were examined and the ECT history of each patient was assessed. No association was found between ECT and global cortical atrophy or ventricular size, but a significant relationship was demonstrated between frontal lobe atrophy and ECT.