Folia Medica
(Sep 2017)
Response to Pharmacological Treatment in Major Depression Predicted by Electroencephalographic Alpha Power – a Pilot Naturalistic Study
Kandilarova Sevdalina S.,
Terziyski Kiril V.,
Draganova Aneliya I.,
Stoyanov Drozdstoy S.,
Akabaliev Valentin H.,
Kostianev Stefan S.
Affiliations
Kandilarova Sevdalina S.
Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Terziyski Kiril V.
Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Draganova Aneliya I.
Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Stoyanov Drozdstoy S.
Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Akabaliev Valentin H.
Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Kostianev Stefan S.
Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/folmed-2017-0040
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 59,
no. 3
Abstract
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Background: Pharmacological treatment of depression is currently led by the trial and error principle mainly because of lack of reliable biomarkers. Earlier findings suggest that baseline alpha power and asymmetry could differentiate between responders and non-responders to specific antidepressants.
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Published in Folia Medica
ISSN
0204-8043 (Print)
1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher
Bulgaria
LCC subjects
Medicine
Website
https://foliamedica.bg
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