title: Vagus nerve stimulation therapy: a research update.
abstract: Over the past 5 years, and especially within the last year, there has been a rapid expansion of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)-related preclinical research, as well as clinical studies in indications other than epilepsy. The research advances in understanding VNS are occurring in the midst of a blossoming of other forms of therapeutic brain stimulation, such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and deep brain stimulation (DBS). In general, improved understanding of the neurobiological effects of VNS therapy as a function of the different use parameters (frequency, intensity, pulse width, duration, dose) is beginning to guide clinical use and help determine which diseases, in addition to epilepsy, VNS might treat.
authors.affiliation: 502 North, IOP, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nahas
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Bohning
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Kozel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: J-H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lomarev
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Denslow
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mu
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D059408:Pain Management; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000502:physiology*