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Differences in Cognitive Outcomes After ECT Depending on BDNF and COMT Polymorphisms.
The journal of ECT - 1 Dec 2016
Bennett Daniel Mark, Currie James, Fernie Gordon, Perrin Jennifer S, Reid Ian C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to explore cognitive outcomes after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) depending on which version of common single nucleotide polymorphisms the patient expressed for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). METHODS: A total of 87 patients from the clinical ECT service in Aberdeen, Scotland, were included in the study. Cognitive function testing...
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