Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression
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Treatment resistant depression (TRD) is a global health concern affecting a large proportion of depressed patients who then require novel therapeutic options. One such treatment option that has received some attention in the past several years is vagal nerve stimulation (VNS). The present review briefly describes the relevance of this treatment in the light of other existing pharmacological and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurotherapeutics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1933-7213,1878-7479
DOI: 10.1007/s13311-017-0537-8