Cognition-enhancing effect of vagus nerve stimulation in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a pilot study.

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العنوان: Cognition-enhancing effect of vagus nerve stimulation in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a pilot study.
المؤلفون: Sjögren, Magnus, Hellström, Per, Jonsson, Michael, 1955, Runnerstam, Magnus, 1959, Silander, Hans C-Son, Ben-Menachem, Elinor, 1945
المصدر: The Journal of clinical psychiatry. 63(11):972-80
مصطلحات موضوعية: Neurosciences, Neurovetenskaper, Adult, Affect, physiology, Aged, Alzheimer Disease, physiopathology, psychology, therapy, Cognition Disorders, Electric Stimulation Therapy, instrumentation, Electrodes, Implanted, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Mental Processes, Mental Status Schedule, statistics & numerical data, Microcomputers, Neuropsychological Tests, Pilot Projects, Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Software, Vagus Nerve
الوصف: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established treatment method for therapy-refractory epilepsy and, in Europe, for treatment-resistant depression also. Clinical and experimental investigations have also shown positive effects of VNS on cognition in epilepsy and depression. The purpose of the present pilot study was to investigate the effect of VNS on cognition in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
URL الوصول: https://gup.ub.gu.se/publication/168821
قاعدة البيانات: SwePub