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SUBMITTER: Lesperance P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10931975 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lespérance Paul P Desbeaumes Jodoin Véronique V Drouin David D Racicot Frédéric F Miron Jean-Philippe JP Longpré-Poirier Christophe C Fournier-Gosselin Marie-Pierre MP Thebault Paméla P Lapointe Réjean R Arbour Nathalie N Cailhier Jean-François JF
International journal of molecular sciences 20240226 5
Vagal neurostimulation (VNS) is used for the treatment of epilepsy and major medical-refractory depression. VNS has neuropsychiatric functions and systemic anti-inflammatory activity. The objective of this study is to measure the clinical efficacy and impact of VNS modulation in depressive patients. Six patients with refractory depression were enrolled. Depression symptoms were assessed with the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating, and anxiety symptoms with the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. Pla ...[more]