Journal article
Longer-term Effects of Implanted Vagal Nerve Stimulation
Abstract
Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is a non-pharmacologic therapeutic intervention approved in adults and children with neuropsychiatric disorders. Studies conducted over the past 20 years have demonstrated that VNS results in immediate and longer-term changes in brain regions implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders, such as the thalamus, cerebellum, orbitofrontal cortex, limbic system, hypothalamus, and medulla with vagus innervations. This review …
Authors
Kamath MV; Thomson MS; Gaitonde S; Upton ARM
Journal
Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 251–267
Publisher
Begell House
Publication Date
2010
DOI
10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v20.i3.60
ISSN
1050-6934