Successful ECT treatment after relapse during VNS therapy.
We present a case of a patient with severe treatment resistant depression who relapsed while being treated with vagus nerve stimulation. We describe that he was safely treated with unilateral ECT concomitantly with the VNS.
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels (UZBrussel), Belgium. lsantermans@gmail.com
Liesbeth
L
Santermans
Nathalie
N
Vanderbruggen
Dieter
D
Zeeuws
Chris
C
Baeken
D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D019233:Retreatment; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055536:Vagus Nerve Stimulation; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
D000928:Antidepressive Agents