Chronic vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression decreases resting ventromedial prefrontal glucose metabolism

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is used as an adjunctive therapy for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Its mechanism of action is not fully understood. Longitudinal measurement of changes in brain metabolism associated with VNS can provide insights into this new treatment modality. Eight severely...

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Main Authors: Pardo, José V., Sheikh, Sohail A., Schwindt, Graeme C., Lee, Joel T., Kuskowski, Michael A., Surerus, Christa, Lewis, Scott M., Abuzzahab, Farouk S., Adson, David E., Rittberg, Barry R.
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2601663/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18595737
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.04.267
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