Vagus nerve stimulation therapy in treatment-resistant depression: A series report

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 606-611

  Tisi, Giuseppe ^a   Franzini, Angelo ^b   Messina, Giuseppe ^b   Savino, Mario ^c   Gambini, Orsola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; long term follow up; remission; treatment resistant depression; vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MALE; MANIA; REMISSION; TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOICE CHANGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, TREATMENT-RESISTANT; MIDDLE AGED;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, TREATMENT-RESISTANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84905235565     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12166     Document Type: Article

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