Transcranial and Deep Brain Stimulation Approaches as Treatment for Depression

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-115

  Rau, Anne ^a   Großheinrich, Nicola ^a   Palm, Ulrich ^a   Pogarell, Oliver ^a   Padberg, Frank ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep Brain Stimulation; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Magnetic Seizure Therapy; Major Depression; Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Seizures; Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation; Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC SEIZURE THERAPY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DEPRESSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249864406     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005940703800213     Document Type: Article

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