Highlights
- •VNS in treatment-resistant depression can help sustain near-permanent remission.
- •VNS was very well tolerated by all patients without any major adverse effects.
- •VNS demonstrates resilience: remission regained after battery/device failure.
- •These patients have heavy family histories of depressive illness and/or alcoholism.
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Publication history
Published online: June 07, 2017
Accepted:
June 2,
2017
Received:
May 15,
2017
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Published by Elsevier Inc.
