Authors: Helge H Müller Udo Reulbach Juan Manuel Maler Johannes Kornhuber Wolfgang Sperling
Publish Date: 2013/06/05
Volume: 120, Issue: 10, Pages: 1507-1510
Abstract
In the present study the effects of vagus nerve stimulation VNS on the resting motor threshold rMT of patients treated with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation were evaluated Patients showed a significant decrease in the rMT during VNSon stimulation VNS was the only significant factor affecting rMT changes and did not appear to be a static variable Further studies should focus on the effect of VNS on neural neurogenesis in depressive disorders and the effects of other treatment options for major depressive disorder on the rMT should also be determined
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