| Autor: |
Helge H. O. Müller, Sebastian Moeller, Caroline Lücke, Alexandra P. Lam, Niclas Braun, Alexandra Philipsen |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Neuroscience, Vol 12 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1662-453X |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fnins.2018.00239 |
| Popis: |
In addition to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is one of the approved neurostimulation tools for treatment of major depression. VNS is particularly used in therapy-resistant depression (TRD) and exhibits antidepressive and augmentative effects. In long-term treatment, up to two-thirds of patients respond. This mini-review provides a comprehensive overview of augmentation pharmacotherapy and neurostimulation-based treatment strategies, with a special focus on VNS in TRD, and provides practical clinical advice for how to select TRD patients for add-on neurostimulation treatment strategies. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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