TY - JOUR
AU1 - Redden, William
AU2 - Manepalli, Jothika
AB - Neuromodulation therapies also known as brain stimulation therapies or techniques are used to treat various neuropsychiatric illnesses in adult and geriatric patients. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was the first such treatment availed to be used for mood disorders and psychotic disorders. Since then, transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) was also found to be effective with fewer side effects than ECT. Similarly, vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS), used for seizure and movement disorders, respectively, have been found useful in the treatment of depression and other psychiatric disorders. These neuromodulation therapies are becoming more refined, and we are learning more about their uses in other neuropsychiatric disorders. In the last decade, there has been tremendous growth of knowledge and research in the use of these therapies, but more needs to be evaluated before such treatments become as familiar as ECT.
TI - Recent Advances in Neuromodulatory Therapies in Psychogeriatrics: From TMS to ECT to VNS to Both Surgical and Magnetic DBS
JF - Current Translational Geriatrics and Experimental Gerontology Reports
DO - 10.1007/s13670-015-0151-8
DA - 2015-09-30
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/recent-advances-in-neuromodulatory-therapies-in-psychogeriatrics-from-rcFl8p2s9f
SP - 277
EP - 283
VL - 4
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -