Hamilton rating scale for depression-21 modifications in patients with vagal nerve stimulation for treatment of treatment-resistant depression: Series report

Neuromodulation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-271

  Franzini, Angelo ^a   Messina, Giuseppe ^a   Marras, Carlo ^a   Savino, Mario ^b   Miniati, Mario ^b   Bugiani, Orso ^a   Broggi, Giovanni ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Hamilton Rating Scale; Vagal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; BROMAZEPAM; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LORAZEPAM; MIRTAZAPINE; PAROXETINE; SELEGILINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; TRIMIPRAMINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 53749096502     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2008.00174.x     Document Type: Article

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