Safe Use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Implanted Vagus Nerve Stimulators
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and repetitive transcranial stimulation (rTMS) devices are FDA cleared for therapeutic use in treatment resistant depression. Since VNS systems have ferromagnetic components and large-scale safety testing has not been done, the implanted VNS device is considered a contr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Brain Stimulation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X14001296 |