Vagus Nerve Stimulation Useful Manuscripts

The MUSC BSL has been a pioneer in trying to understand what VNS is doing in the brain. Here are important manuscripts in these new areas.

• Brain Imaging and VNS

    Bohning DE, Lomarev MP, Denslow S, Nahas Z, Shastri A, George MS. Feasibility of vagus nerve stimulation-synchronized blood oxygenation level-dependent functional MRI. Invest Radiol. Aug 2001;36(8):470-479.

    Lomarev M, Denslow S, Nahas Z, Chae JH, George MS, Bohning DE. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) synchronized BOLD fMRI suggests that VNS in depressed adults has frequency/dose dependent effects. J Psychiatr Res. Jul-Aug         2002;36(4):219-227.

    Mu Q, Bohning DE, Nahas Z, Walker J, Anderson B, Johnson KA, Denslow S, Lomarev M, Moghadam P, Chae JH, George MS. Acute vagus nerve stimulation using different pulse widths produces varying brain effects. Biol                 Psychiatry. Apr 15 2004;55(8):816-825.

    Conway CR, Sheline YI, Chibnall JT, George MS, Fletcher JW, Mintun MA. Cerebral blood flow changes during vagus nerve stimulation for depression. Psychiatry Research. Mar 31 2006;146(2):179-184.

    Nahas Z, Teneback C, Chae JH, Mu Q, Molnar C, Kozel FA, Walker J, Anderson B, Koola J, Kose S, Lomarev M, Bohning DE, George MS. Serial Vagus Nerve Stimulation Functional MRI (VNS/fMRI) in Treatment Resistant                 Depression. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2007;32(2):1-12.

• VNS and Pain Management

    Borckardt JJ, Kozel FA, Anderson B, Walker A, George MS. Vagus nerve stimulation affects pain perception in depressed adults. Pain Res Manag. Spring 2005;10(1):9-14.

    Borckardt JJ, Anderson B, Kozel FA, Nahas Z, Smith AR, Thomas KJ, Kose S, George MS. Acute and Long-term VNS Effects on Pain Perception in a Case of Treatment-Resistant Depression. Neurocase. 2006;12(4):216-220.

• VNS and Food Craving