Alterations in temporal-spatial brain entropy in treatment-resistant depression treated with nitrous oxide: Evidence from resting-state EEG

IF 3.7 3区医学 Q1 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2025-02-03 DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2025.01.014

Weizhuang Kong , Zhe Sun , Jing Zhu , Lingjiang Li , Guanru Wang , Xuexiao Shao , Xiaowei Li , Bin Hu

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Abstract

Objective

Entropy analysis can quantify the dynamic states of the brain and reflect its information processing capacity. Nitrous oxide has shown rapid antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) patients, but its biomarkers are not yet established.

Methods

We recruited 44 TRD patients and randomly assigned them to two groups: one received a 1-hour nitrous oxide inhalation treatment, while the other received a placebo. Resting-state EEG (rs-EEG) scans were conducted at baseline and 24 h post-treatment. A novel approach based multivariate multiscale entropy (MMSE) was employed to analyze temporal-spatial brain entropy (ts-BEN) across four hierarchical brain regions.

Results

TRD patients exhibited significant time-dependent increases in BEN in the frontal lobe region (sensor space: time scales 5–10; source space: time scales 1–5), changes not previously observed. Temporal-spatial BEN correlated with the severity of TRD symptoms and treatment efficacy, indicating adaptive adjustments in brain resting states.

Conclusion

MMSE offers a novel supplementary method for rs-EEG BEN analysis, quantifying the sensitivity of ts-BEN in monitoring nitrous oxide treatment effects. Changes in frontal region ts-BEN may serve as potential biomarkers for TRD and its treatment outcomes.

Significance

Our findings enhance the understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying nitrous oxide treatment for TRD, aiding in clinical diagnosis.

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Clinical Neurophysiology 医学-临床神经学

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8.70

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6.40%

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932

审稿时长

59 days

期刊介绍： As of January 1999, The journal Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, and its two sections Electromyography and Motor Control and Evoked Potentials have amalgamated to become this journal - Clinical Neurophysiology. Clinical Neurophysiology is the official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Brazilian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Czech Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Italian Clinical Neurophysiology Society and the International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology.The journal is dedicated to fostering research and disseminating information on all aspects of both normal and abnormal functioning of the nervous system. The key aim of the publication is to disseminate scholarly reports on the pathophysiology underlying diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system of human patients. Clinical trials that use neurophysiological measures to document change are encouraged, as are manuscripts reporting data on integrated neuroimaging of central nervous function including, but not limited to, functional MRI, MEG, EEG, PET and other neuroimaging modalities.