Vagus nerve stimulation: A new tool for brain research and therapy

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 287-295

  George, Mark S ^a,b   Sackeim, Harold A ^c,d   Rush, A John ^e   Marangell, Lauren B ^f   Nahas, Ziad ^a   Husain, Mustafa M ^e   Lisanby, Sarah ^c,d   Burt, Tal ^c,d   Goldman, Juliet ^a   Ballenger, James C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d The New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Brain stimulation; Depression; Locus ceruleus; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EPILEPSY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0033984510     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(99)00308-X     Document Type: Article

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