ECT-induced brain plasticity correlates with positive symptom improvement in schizophrenia by voxel-based morphometry analysis of grey matter

ConclusionOur findings indicate that ECT may induce brain plasticity as indexed by grey matter volume change during the treatment of schizophrenia via distinct mechanics from those by antipsychotic medications. ECT may ameliorate the positive psychotic symptoms of patients suffering from schizophrenia by preferentially targeting limbic brain areas such as the parahippocampal gyrus/hippocampus.
Source: Brain Stimulation - Category: Neurology Source Type: research