Cited by 117Vagus Nerve Stimulation ResearchTreatment of Major DepressionNeurological disorders and treatments

Changes in regional cerebral blood flow by therapeutic vagus nerve stimulation in depression: an exploratory approach

Zobel, Astrid, Joe, Alexius, Freymann, Nikolaus, Clusmann, Hans, Schramm, Johannes, Reinhardt, Michael, Biersack, Hans-Jürgen, Maier, Wolfgang +1 more·2005·Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging

Abstract

Abnormalities in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) have been reported to characterize depressive episodes; they are at least partly reversed by antidepressant treatment. Treatment-specific as well as response-related changes in rCBF have been reported. We explored the changes in rCBF induced by vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), a recently proposed antidepressant strategy, by application of single photon emission-computed tomography with (99m)Tc-hexamethyl-propylene amine oxime in otherwise treatment-refractory patients. Both region-of-interest (ROI) and statistical parametric mapping (SPM) analytic approaches were used. Decreases of rCBF in the amygdala, left hippocampus, left subgenual cingulate cortex, left and right ventral anterior cingulum, right thalamus and brain stem were observed; the only increase of rCBF was found by SPM analysis in the middle frontal gyrus. This pattern shares features with changes of rCBF previously associated with the administration of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Similarities to other brain-stimulation strategies in antidepressant treatment were less pronounced.

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Authors
Zobel, A., Joe, A., Freymann, N., Clusmann, H., Schramm, J., Reinhardt, M., Biersack, H.-J., Maier, W., & Broich, K.
Affiliations
University of Bonn (DE)
Corresponding author
Zobel, Astrid
Venue
Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-08
Volume
139
Issue
3
Pages
165-179
ISSN
0925-4927 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1994953919
Cited by
117
References
61
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FWCI
5.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
Keywords
vagus nerve stimulation, regional cerebral blood flow, depression, treatment-resistant depression, amygdala, hippocampus, subgenual anterior cingulate cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, thalamus, brainstem, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antidepressant response, brain stimulation
MeSH terms
Mirtazapine, Adult, Amygdala, Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic, Brain, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Combined Modality Therapy, Major Depressive Disorder, Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation, Female, Gyrus Cinguli, Hippocampus, Humans, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mianserin, Oximes, Thalamus, Vagus Nerve, Citalopram, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Radiopharmaceuticals

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