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of 'Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for the treatment of epilepsy'
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Vagus nerve stimulation: mood and cognitive effects.
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Schachter SC
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Epilepsy Behav. 2004;5 Suppl 1:S56.
Many antiepileptic medications modulate affective and cognitive functions. In keeping with these observations, a growing body of literature suggests that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may have similar effects. This review evaluates the published evidence for VNS-associated changes in mood and cognition in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. sschacht@bidmc.harvard.edu
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