A pilot study of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant anxiety disorders

A pilot study of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant anxiety disorders

Background: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an effective anticonvulsant device and has shown antidepressant effects in chronic treatment resistant depression. Because the vagus nerve sends information to brain regions important in anxiety regulation (locus coeruleus, orbitofrontal cortex, insula, h...

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Main Authors: Mark S. George, MD, Herbert E. Ward, Jr., MD, Philip T. Ninan, MD, Mark Pollack, MD, Ziad Nahas, MD, Berry Anderson, RN, Samet Kose, MD, Robert H. Howland, MD, Wayne K. Goodman, MD, James C. Ballenger, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-04-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
anxiety disorder
obsessive compulsive disorder
panic disorder
posttraumatic stress disorder
clinical trial
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X0800003X

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