ECT appears to work in the short term via an anticonvulsant effect mostly in the frontal lobes, and longer term via neurotrophic effects primarily in the medial temporal lobe.
ect APPears tO woRk in ThE SHoRt TErM ViA aN anticOnvUlsant efFEcT moStLY iN THE fRontAl LoBes, anD LOngeR term vIA nEUROTropHiC effEctS pRimARilY in tHe mEdial TeMpOral lObE.