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Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 22 No. suppl 1., 2010.

Conference paper

SUCCESSFUL ECT TREATMENT AFTER RELAPSE DURING VNS THERAPY

Liesbeth Santermans ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels (UZBrussel), Belgium
Nathalie Vanderbruggen ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels (UZBrussel), Belgium
Dieter Zeeuws ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels (UZBrussel), Belgium
Chris Baeken ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels (UZBrussel), Belgium

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Abstract

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.

Keywords

treatment resistant depression; electroconvulsive therapy; vagus nerve stimulation

Hrčak ID:

262772

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/262772

Publication date:

14.9.2010.

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