Ultrasound Brain Tissue Pulsatility is decreased in middle aged and elderly type 2 diabetic patients with depression

Thomas Desmidt; Melouka Elkateb Hachemi; Jean-Pierre Remenieras; Pierre Lecomte; Nicole Ferreira-Maldent; Frédéric Patat; Vincent Camus

doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.01.002

Ultrasound Brain Tissue Pulsatility is decreased in middle aged and elderly type 2 diabetic patients with depression

Psychiatry Res. 2011 Jul 30;193(1):63-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.01.002. Epub 2011 May 17.

Authors

Thomas Desmidt¹, Melouka Elkateb Hachemi, Jean-Pierre Remenieras, Pierre Lecomte, Nicole Ferreira-Maldent, Frédéric Patat, Vincent Camus

Affiliation

¹ UMRS INSERM U930 & CNRS ERL 3106, Tours, France. [email protected]

PMID: 21592742
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.01.002

Abstract

We used Tissue Pulsatility Imaging (TPI) to compare the Brain Tissue Pulsatility (BTP) in depressed (n=11) and non-depressed (n=13) type-2 diabetic non-demented patients aged 50 years and older. Both maximum and mean BTP were significantly decreased in depressed diabetic subjects compared to non-depressed diabetic subjects.

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Brain / pathology*
Depression / complications
Depression / diagnostic imaging*
Depression / pathology*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnostic imaging*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / pathology*
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Status Schedule
Middle Aged
Ultrasonography