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- Title
Vagus nerve stimulation: can it be used in adolescents or children with treatment-resistant depression?
- Authors
Yu, Zheya Jenny; Weller, Ronald A; Sandidge, Kendra; Weller, Elizabeth B
- Abstract
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment-resistant depression in patients 18 years of age and older and for intractable epilepsy. Long-term studies suggest VNS has an antidepressant effect in adults. This paper reviews the available clinical data for VNS therapy. Its potential application for treatment-resistant depression in adolescents and children is also discussed.
- Publication
Current psychiatry reports, 2008, Vol 10, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
1535-1645
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11920-008-0021-6