The effects of vagus nerve stimulation on cognitive performance in patients with treatment-resistant depression

Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-62

  Sackeim, H A ^a   Keilp, J G ^a   Rush, A J ^a   George, M S ^a   Marangell, L B ^a   Dormer, J S ^a   Burt, T ^a   Lisanby, S H ^a   Husain, M ^a   Cullum, C M ^a   Oliver, N ^a   Zboyan, H ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0035114635     PISSN: 0894878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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