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Attentional asymmetries following ECT in patients with major depression
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posted on 2002-01-01, 00:00 authored by Mark RogersMark Rogers, J L Bradshaw, J G Phillips, K VaddadiNeuropsychological abnormalities of lateralization have been reported after right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), that may reflect temporary disruption of the treated hemisphere. A visuospatial task sensitive to lateralization of spatial attention was administered in a test-retest design to patients with unipolar major depression and a group of age and gender matched controls. The patient group underwent right unilateral ECT between the two test sessions. The patient and control groups did not differ significantly at the initial baseline testing. After ECT, the patient group showed a significant shift of attentional bias toward the left, while the control group showed no significant shift in the second session relative to the first. The results suggest that approximately 1 h after termination of ictus there is a leftward attentional bias, possibly reflecting a change in right hemisphere cerebral activity.
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NeuropsychologiaVolume
40Issue
3Pagination
241 - 244Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0028-3932Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2001, Elsevier Science Ltd.Usage metrics
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AdultAgedAttentionCase-Control StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorElectroconvulsive TherapyFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansMaleMiddle AgedTime FactorsVisual PerceptionScience & TechnologySocial SciencesLife Sciences & BiomedicineBehavioral SciencesNeurosciencesPsychology, ExperimentalNeurosciences & NeurologyPsychologymajor depressionlateralisationNEGLECT
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