Brain blood-flow change with acute vagus nerve stimulation in treatment-refractory major depressive disorder
Conway C, Sheline Y, Chibnall J, Bucholz R, Price J, Gangwani S, Mintun M
Brain Stimulation · 2012
Key finding
PET imaging during acute VNS in treatment-refractory depression revealed blood-flow changes in the right insula, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and other mood-relevant regions that related to antidepressant response.
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- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 13
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Conway, C., Sheline, Y., Chibnall, J., Bucholz, R., Price, J., Gangwani, S., & Mintun, M. (2012). Brain blood-flow change with acute vagus nerve stimulation in treatment-refractory major depressive disorder. Brain Stimulation.
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