title: Drug profiling by computed electroencephalography and brain maps, with special consideration of sertraline and its psychometric effects.
abstract: The five main psychopharmacological drug groups are reviewed in respect of their effects on the pharmaco-electroencephalogram (pharmaco-EEG), with special consideration given to drug profiling by topographic brain mapping. In addition, the CNS effects of sertraline (100, 200, and 400 mg), zimelidine (100 mg), and placebo were studied. The pharmaco-EEG profiles of both sertraline (100 mg) and zimelidine were indicative of vigilance-enhancement seen after desipramine-type antidepressants; with higher sertraline dosages there was a change toward the sedation associated with imipramine-type antidepressants. Both sertraline (100 mg) and zimelidine improved psychometric performance, although some deterioration occurred with higher sertraline (200 and 400 mg) doses. Psychophysiological variables showed dose-dependent changes in CNS activation and pupillary dilatation. Adverse effects were minimal with both sertraline (100 mg) and zimelidine, while nausea and vomiting increased with sertraline 200 and 400 mg.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pharmacopsychiatry, Psychiatric University Clinic of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saletu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grünberger
mesh_terms: D015057:1-Naphthylamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects*; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020280:Sertraline; D015031:Zimeldine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D015031:Zimeldine; D015057:1-Naphthylamine; D020280:Sertraline