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vagus nerve stimulation

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vagus nerve stimulation
Psychiatry Electroconvulsive therapy
in which a pacemaker-like device stimulates the vagus nerve. See Electroconvulsive therapy.
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ORLANDO -- Chronic vagus nerve stimulation delivered by an implantable device resulted in significant functional and quality of life improvements in patients with advanced heart failure in a first-in-man study.
VNS improves quality of life after heart failure by Jancin, Bruce / Clinical Psychiatry News
Following a discussion of electricity and its role in the human brain, they offer chapters on electroconvulsive therapy, vagus nerve stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, deep brain and cortical stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, and other techniques.
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Other treatments of depression consist of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).
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