Transcutaneous Cervical Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Pilot Study of Effects on PTSD Symptoms and Interleukin-6 Response to Stress

Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly disabling condition associated with alterations in multiple neurobiological systems, including increases in inflammatory and sympathetic function, responsible for maintenance of symptoms. Treatment options including medications and psychot...

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Main Authors: J. Douglas Bremner, Matthew T. Wittbrodt, Nil Z. Gurel, MdMobashir H. Shandhi, Asim H. Gazi, Yunshen Jiao, Oleksiy M. Levantsevych, Minxuan Huang, Joy Beckwith, Isaias Herring, Nancy Murrah, Emily G. Driggers, Yi-An Ko, MhmtJamil L. Alkhalaf, Majd Soudan, Lucy Shallenberger, Allison N. Hankus, Jonathon A. Nye, Jeanie Park, Anna Woodbury, Puja K. Mehta, Mark H. Rapaport, Viola Vaccarino, Amit J. Shah, Bradley D. Pearce, Omer T. Inan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915321001165