Vagus nerve stimulation affects pain perception in depressed adults

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Borckardt, Jeffrey J ^a   Kozel, F Andrew ^a,b,c   Anderson, Berry ^a   Walker, Angela ^a   George, Mark S ^a,b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Depression; Device parameters; Pain; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 17644425703     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/256472     Document Type: Article

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