BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 54-57 , January 2010

A “hypersensitive” hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system could be indicative for a negative clinical high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation outcome in melancholic depressed patients

  • Chris Baeken

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, UZ Brussel, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Dr. Chris Baeken, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, UZ Brussel Free University of Brussels (V.U.B.). Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
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  • Rudi De Raedt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium
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  • Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium
    • ,
  • Lemke Leyman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium
    • ,
  • Johan Schiettecatte

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Hormonology and Tumor Markers, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, UZ Brussel, Belgium
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  • Kris Poppe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, UZ Brussel, Belgium
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  • Ellen Anckaert

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Hormonology and Tumor Markers, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, UZ Brussel, Belgium
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  • Axel Bossuyt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, UZ Brussel, Belgium

Received 12 December 2008 ,Revised 16 March 2009 ,Accepted 31 March 2009.

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 This research was supported by a grant from the Scientific Fund W. Gepts UZ Brussel.

PII: S1935-861X(09)00043-6

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.03.008

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 54-57 , January 2010

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