Vagus nerve stimulation in patients with Alzheimer's disease: Additional follow-up results of a pilot study through 1 year
Merrill CA, Jonsson MAG, Minthon L, Ejnell H, Silander HCS, Blennow K, Karlsson M, Nordlund A, Rolstad S, Warkentin S, et al.
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry · 2006
Key finding
VNS was well tolerated.
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- Condition
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 17
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Merrill, C. A., Jonsson, M. A. G., Minthon, L., Ejnell, H., Silander, H. C. S., Blennow, K., Karlsson, M., Nordlund, A., Rolstad, S., Warkentin, S., Ben-Menachem, E., & Sjögren, M. J. C. (2006). Vagus nerve stimulation in patients with Alzheimer's disease: Additional follow-up results of a pilot study through 1 year. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67(08), 1171-1178. https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.v67n0801
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