| I attended the Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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| | - Compared to ECT, which can be very
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| and Depression Conference at the
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| | effective, the sustained benefit and lack
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| headuarters of the manufacturer of the
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| | of memory loss with vagus nerve
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| vagus nerve stimulator in Houston. The
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| | stimulation is very important
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| meeting was attended by the leading
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| | - Vagus nerve stimulation projects to key
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| psychiatric thought leaders in the United
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| | brain stem regions
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| States.
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| | - The advantage of stimulation compared
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| The scientists and researchers at the
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| | to drugs is that stimulation leaves no
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| conference made the some comments that
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| | residue on the brain
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| are important to you:
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| | - Formal research by scientists about
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| - 20% of patients cannot tolerate
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| | vagus nerve stimulation and depression
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| antidepressants, 35% of patients will
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| | will continue for the next 5 years
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| lose the efficacy of an antidepressant
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| | Clearly the impulses sent to the brain
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| that previously worked for them
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| | via the vagus nerve are superior to
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| - Patients who suffer from chronic
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| | antidepressants because they
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| depression have a high co-morbidity rate
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| | strategically target the critical areas
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| with respect to other illnesses, i.e.
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| | of the brain in a much more efficient and
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| they suffer other illnesses such as
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| | effective way then pharmacuticals.
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| chronic pain, cardiovascular disease,
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| | You can learn more about the first ever
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| obesity and are at higher risk for Type
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| | FDA approved long term treatment option
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| II diabetes
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| | for depression at
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| - Anatomic targeting of parts of the
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| | Charles Donovan was a patient in the FDA
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| brain is very important
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| | investigational trial of vagus nerve
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| - Patterns of stimulation can
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| | stimulation as a treatment for chronic or
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| dramatically improve outcomes
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| | recurrent treatment-resistant depression.
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| - There is a direct pathway via the vagus
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| | He was implanted with the vagus nerve
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| nerve that targets those areas of the
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| | stimulator in April of 2001.
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| brain responsible for mood and depression
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