Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Erchinger, Vera Jane"
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Anterior cingulate gamma-aminobutyric acid concentrations and electroconvulsive therapy
Erchinger, Vera Jane; Miller, Jeremy; Jones, Thomas; Kessler, Ute; Bustillo, Juan R.; Haavik, Jan; Petrillo, Jonathan; Ziomek, Gregory; Hammar, Åsa; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Calhoun, Vince D.; McClintock, Shawn M.; Ersland, Lars; Oltedal, Leif; Abbott, Christopher (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-17)Objective The anticonvulsant hypothesis posits that ECT’s mechanism of action is related to enhancement of endogenous anticonvulsant brain mechanisms. Results of prior studies investigating the role of the inhibitory ... -
The effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on serum tryptophan metabolites
Aarsland, Tore Ivar Malmei; Leskauskaite, Ieva; Midttun, Øivind; Ulvik, Arve; Ueland, Per Magne; Oltedal, Leif; Erchinger, Vera Jane; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Haavik, Jan; Kessler, Ute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-31)Background: Prior studies suggest that activation of the tryptophan catabolism via the kynurenine pathway by proinflammatory cytokines may be involved in the pathophysiology of depression. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) ... -
Electroconvulsive therapy triggers a reversible decrease in brain N-acetylaspartate
Erchinger, Vera Jane; Craven, Alexander R.; Ersland, Lars; Oedegaard, Ketil J.; Bartz-Johannessen, Christoffer; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Haavik, Jan; Riemer, Frank; Kessler, Ute; Oltedal, Leif (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Based on previous research on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) we have proposed a model where disruption, potentiation, and rewiring of brain networks occur in sequence and serve as the underlying therapeutic ... -
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Depressed Subjects Treated With Electroconvulsive Therapy—A Systematic Review of Literature
Erchinger, Vera Jane; Ersland, Lars; Aukland, Stein Magnus; Abbott, Christopher; Oltedal, Leif (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered to be the most effective acute treatment for otherwise treatment resistant major depressive episodes, and has been used for over 80 years. Still, the underlying mechanism of ... -
Neurobiological mechanisms of ECT and TMS treatment in depression: study protocol of a multimodal magnetic resonance investigation
Frid, Leila Marie; Kessler, Ute; Ousdal, Olga Therese; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Haavik, Jan; Riemer, Frank; Hirnstein, Marco; Ersland, Lars; Erchinger, Vera Jane; Ronold, Eivind Haga; Nygaard, Gyrid; Jakobsen, Petter; Craven, Alexander R.; Osnes, Berge; Alisauskiene, Renata; Bartsch, Hauke; Hellard, Stephanie Francoise Claire Le; Stavrum, Anne-Kristin Støbakk; Oedegaard, Ketil J.; Oltedal, Leif (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Noninvasive neurostimulation treatments are increasingly being used to treat major depression, which is a common cause of disability worldwide. While electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic ...