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ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2023

The Relationship Between Theta Power, Theta Asymmetry and the Effect of Escitalopram in the Treatment of Depression.

Min Gao, Wenhua Sang, Kun Mi, Jiancong Liu, Yudong Liu, Wenge Zhen, Bang An

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Article in Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Min Gao *Department of Affective Disorders II, Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center, Baoding, People's Republic of China.
Wenhua Sang *Department of Affective Disorders II, Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center, Baoding, People's Republic of China.
Kun MiDepartment of Affective Disorders II, Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center, Baoding, People's Republic of China.
Jiancong LiuDepartment of Affective Disorders II, Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center, Baoding, People's Republic of China.
Yudong LiuDepartment of Affective Disorders II, Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center, Baoding, People's Republic of China.
Wenge ZhenDepartment of Affective Disorders II, Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center, Baoding, People's Republic of China.
Bang AnXianyang Central Hospital, Xianyang Mental Health Center, Xianyang, People's Republic of China.
Hebei University · CNXian Yang Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Only about one-third of depressed patients respond to initial antidepressant treatment. Therefore, it is crucial to find effective predictors of antidepressants. The purpose of our study was to learn the relationship between EEG theta power, theta asymmetry, and the efficacy of escitalopram. Methods: The study included 34 patients with depression. Before and after each patient's course of treatment, EEG data was gathered. Both the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) and the 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) were evaluated simultaneously. The natural logarithm of right frontal theta power minus left frontal theta power was used to calculate inter-electrode theta asymmetry (A Results: First, our study found no statistically significant difference between intra-electrode theta power and inter-electrode A Conclusion: Our findings determined that increased theta power and positive asymmetry in the right frontal-central area correlate with favourable escitalopram treatment, providing a basis for finding predictive markers for antidepressants.

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depressionEEGtheta asymmetrytheta powertreatment effect

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