Brain white-matter hyperintensities and treatment outcome in major depressive disorder.

نویسندگان

  • Dan V Iosifescu
  • Perry F Renshaw
  • In Kyoon Lyoo
  • Ho Kyu Lee
  • Roy H Perlis
  • George I Papakostas
  • Andrew A Nierenberg
  • Maurizio Fava
چکیده

BACKGROUND An increased incidence of brain white-matter hyperintensities has been described in major depressive disorder, butthe impact of such hyperintensities on treatment outcome is still controversial. AIMS To investigate the relationship of brain white-matter hyperintensities with cardiovascular risk factors and with treatment outcome in younger people with major depressive disorder. METHOD We assessed brain white-matter hyperintensities and cardiovascular risk factors in 84 people with major depressive disorder prior to initiating antidepressant treatment. We also assessed hyperintensities in 35 matched controls. RESULTS We found no significant difference in the prevalence of white-matter hyperintensities between the depression and the control groups. Left-hemisphere subcortical hyperintensities correlated with lower rates of treatment response. We found no correlation between global hyperintensity measures and clinical outcome. Brain white-matter hyperintensities correlated with hypertension and age and withtotal cardiovascular risk score. CONCLUSIONS Subcortical white-matter hyperintensities in the left hemisphere (but notin other brain areas) maybe associated with poor response to antidepressant treatment in major depression.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

دوره 188  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006