Zusammenfassung
Anliegen Die transkranielle Magnetstimulation erlaubt die nichtinvasive Untersuchung der kortikalen
Exzitabilität und dabei insbesondere die differenzierte Erfassung inhibitorischer
Mechanismen. Methode Verschiedene Parameter der kortikalen Erregbarkeit (motorische Schwelle, intrakortikale
Inhibition und Fazilitation, Cortical Silent Period) wurden bei 10 unbehandelten Patienten
mit schwerer Depression bestimmt und mit den Ergebnissen einer hinsichtlich Geschlechts-
und Altersverteilung kontrollierten Kontrollgruppe verglichen. Ergebnisse Bei den depressiven Patienten fand sich im Vergleich zur Kontrollgruppe eine signifikant
erhöhte intrakortikale Inhibition. Andere Parameter der kortikalen Erregbarkeit unterschieden
sich nicht. Schlussfolgerungen Diese Befunde stützen die Hypothese, dass depressive Erkrankungen mit Funktionsveränderungen
zentral inhibitorischer Mechanismen assoziiert sind.
Abstract
Objective Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) provides a non-invasive tool for the investigation
of motor cortex excitability. Especially this method holds potential for the differential
assessment of inhibitory and facilitatory cortical circuits. Methods Several parameters of cortical excitability (Motor threshold, intracortical inhibition
and facilitation, cortical silent period) were assessed in 10 patients with severe
major depression (MDD; DSM-IV) off medication. Results were compared with data from
healthy controls matched for age and sex. Results In the group of severly depressed patients intracortical inhibition was significantly
increased compared to healthy controls, whereas other TMS paradigms failed to show
significant differences between patients and controls. Conclusions Our findings support the notion that major depressive disorder is associated with
alterations of central inhibitory mechanisms.
Schlüsselwörter
Transkranielle Magnetstimulation - Doppelpuls - Depression - neurophysiologische Charakterisierung
- Neuroplastizität
Key words
transcranial magnetic stimulation - paired pulse - depression - neurophysiology -
neuroplasticity
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Susanne Braun
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Bezirksklinikum Regensburg
Universitätsstraße 84
93053 Regensburg
Email: Susanne.Braun@medbo.de