The Role of Electrode Location and Stimulation Polarity in Patient Response to Cortical Stimulation for Major Depressive Disorder

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a neuropsychiatric condition that affects about one-sixth of the US population. Chronic epidural stimulation (EpCS) of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) was recently evaluated as a treatment option for refractory MDD and was found to be ef...

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Main Authors: Yagna Pathak, Brian H. Kopell, Aniko Szabo, Charles Rainey, Harold Harsch, Christopher R. Butson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-05-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X12001362