Vagus nerve stimulation therapy in treatment-resistant depression: A series report
Tisi G, Franzini A, Messina G, Savino M, Gambini O
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences · 2014
Key finding
In an Italian case series of unipolar treatment-resistant depression, at 1 year ~20% remitted and ~22% responded after VNS implantation, with mean HAM-D improving by 10.3 points.
- Condition
- Depression
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Case Report / Series
- Participants
- 27
Cite this study
Tisi, G., Franzini, A., Messina, G., Savino, M., & Gambini, O. (2014). Vagus nerve stimulation therapy in treatment-resistant depression: A series report. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 68(8), 606-611. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.12166
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