Vagus nerve stimulation: A potential therapy for resistant depression?

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 757-783

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

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b Radiology   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

^e NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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

^h BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ALGORITHM; ANATOMY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FUNCTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0034526689     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-953X(05)70196-9     Document Type: Article

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