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Cortical excitability of psychiatric disorders: reduced post-exercise facilitation in depression compared to schizophrenia and controls
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posted on 2023-05-16, 13:35 authored by Reid, P, Daniels, BA, Rybak, M, Turnier-Shea, Y, Saxby PridmoreSaxby PridmoreObjective: In normal subjects, motor evoked potentials (MEPs) produced by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) from the motor cortex are increased after non-fatiguing exercise of hand muscles. This phenomenon is called post-exercise facilitation. This study aims to test the hypothesis that psychiatric syndromes (major depressive episode, schizophrenia) have different levels of post-exercise facilitation compared to controls. Methods: Patients with DSM-IV major depressive episode (six female, four male), schizophrenia (two female, nine male) and a control group (nine female, four male) participated. MEPs were elicited pre- and post-exercise from the contralateral abductor pollicis brevis by TMS over the primary motor cortex. Results: Post-exercise facilitation expressed as a percentage of baseline was 510% in controls, 110% in depression and 190% in schizophrenia. There were significant differences in patients with depression and schizophrenia compared to controls (p = 0.0001, p = 0.0008). Conclusions: Post-exercise facilitation was reduced in depression and schizophrenia, suggesting impaired cortical excitability in these disorders. Further studies may discriminate between the two groups.
History
Publication title
Australian and New Zealand Journal of PsychiatryVolume
36Issue
5Pagination
669-673ISSN
0004-8674Department/School
Tasmanian School of MedicinePublisher
Blackwell Publishing AsiaPlace of publication
VictoriaRepository Status
- Restricted