Fig 1 - Magnetic seizure therapy and electroconvulsive therapy increase frontal aperiodic activity

Fig. 1| ECT vs. MST. This figure highlights the most important similarities and differences between electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and magnetic seizure therapy (MST). Both treatments are typically only used on patients with treatment-resistant depression and involve inducing a seizure, either with an electrical current or a magnetic field. The main difference is that ECT has a more global spread to subcortical structures and hippocampus, whereas MST affects more local cortical structures. However, both treatment types significantly reduce depression ratings, as measured by the HAMD-17 for ECT (pre = 24.26, post = 13.21, t(18) = 5.94, d z = 2.07, p = 1.3 x 10 -5 ) and the HAMD-24 for MST (pre = 28.13, post = 21.40, t(14) = 4.14, d z = 0.93, p = 9.97 x 10 -4 ).

| ECT vs. MST. This figure highlights the most important similarities and differences between electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and magnetic seizure therapy (MST). Both treatments are typically only used on patients with treatment-resistant depression and involve inducing a seizure, either with an electrical current or a magnetic field. The main difference is that ECT has a more global spread to subcortical structures and hippocampus, whereas MST affects more local cortical structures. However, both treatment types significantly reduce depression ratings, as measured by the HAMD-17 for ECT (pre = 24.26, post = 13.21, t(18) = 5.94, d z = 2.07, p = 1.3 x 10 -5 ) and the HAMD-24 for MST (pre = 28.13, post = 21.40, t(14) = 4.14, d z = 0.93, p = 9.97 x 10 -4 ).

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Magnetic seizure therapy and electroconvulsive therapy increase frontal aperiodic activity - Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/ECT-vs-MST-This-figure-highlights-the-most-important-similarities-and-differences_fig1_367083821 [accessed 18 May 2025]

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Fig. 1| ECT vs. MST. This figure highlights the most important similarities and differences between electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and magnetic seizure therapy (MST). Both treatments are typically only used on patients with treatment-resistant depression and involve inducing a seizure, either with an electrical current or a magnetic field. The main difference is that ECT has a more global spread to subcortical structures and hippocampus, whereas MST affects more local cortical structures. However, both treatment types significantly reduce depression ratings, as measured by the HAMD-17 for ECT (pre = 24.26, post = 13.21, t(18) = 5.94, d z = 2.07, p = 1.3 x 10 -5 ) and the HAMD-24 for MST (pre = 28.13, post = 21.40, t(14) = 4.14, d z = 0.93, p = 9.97 x 10 -4 ).

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