An adjunctive treatment for PARTIAL EPILEPSY and refractory DEPRESSION that delivers electrical impulses to the brain via the VAGUS NERVE. A battery implanted under the skin supplies the energy.
Previous index(es): Electric Stimulation (1967-2008)
Semantic type(s): Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
MeSH record created: 08/07/2008
MeSH record revised: 08/07/2008