A Comprehensive Review of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression
Austelle CW, O'Leary GH, Thompson S, Gruber E, Kahn A, Manett AJ, Short B, Badran BW
Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface · 2022
Key finding
VNS was described in the literature in the early 1900s; however, gained traction in the 1980s as Zabara and colleagues developed an implantable neurocybernetic prosthesis to treat epilepsy.
- Condition
- Depression
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Narrative / Scoping Review
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Austelle, C. W., O'Leary, G. H., Thompson, S., Gruber, E., Kahn, A., Manett, A. J., Short, B., & Badran, B. W. (2022). A Comprehensive Review of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 25(3), 309-315. https://doi.org/10.1111/ner.13528
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