Publication details
Stimulace nervus vagus v léčbě depresivní poruchy
| Title in English | Vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of depressive disorder |
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| Year of publication | 2002 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Psychiatrie |
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| Field | Psychiatry, sexuology |
| Keywords | vagus nerve stimulation; depressive disorder ; treatment efficacy |
| Description | Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) belongs to the new brain stimulating method. VNS improves pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Based on the results of an open acute and long-term study its efficacy was provd also in pharmacoresistant depression. VNS is relatively well tolerated, the most frequent side-effects are mild change of voice and hoarseness. |
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