| Within the next few weeks, the FDA is
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| | electro-convulsive therapy. In the FDA
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| expected to issue its final approval of a
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| | investigational studies, it was proven
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| medical breakthrough treatment for
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| | that stimulation to the left vagus nerve
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| chronic or treatment-resistant
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| | favorably modulates those areas of the
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| depression. This new therapy will be
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| | brain responsible for mood and
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| presented at the American Psychiatric
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| | depression. There are no pain fibers in
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| Association's Annual Meeting in Atlanta
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| | the vagus nerve, so most patients do not
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| from May 21st-May 25th. The Annual
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| | feel any discomfort or sensation when the
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| Meeting is the largest gathering of
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| | device is activated.When approved, vagus
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| psychiatrists in the world. Over 25,000
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| | nerve stimulation will be the first FDA
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| psychiatrists are expected to attend this
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| | approved long-term therapy for patients
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| important medical meeting.After an
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| | who have not had an adequate response to
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| eight-year investigation of vagus nerve
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| | traditional antidepressants.Learn more
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| stimulation and depression, the FDA has
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| | how this therapy can bring genuine
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| deemed the therapy approvable with its
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| | happiness and joy to your life at There
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| final and binding approval decision
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| | is a free newsletter to keep you
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| expected within the next two weeks. Upon
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| | up-to-date on the latest developments.
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| final approval, patients will be able to
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| | Also available on the site is the book
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| get a prescription( from their
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| | Out of the Black Hole: The Patient's
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| psychiatrist) for vagus nerve
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| | Guide to Vagus Nerve Stimulation and
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| stimulation, also called VNS Therapy.
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| | Depression. Do yourself a favor and
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| Vagus nerve stimulation has been FDA
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| | become fully educated about this
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| approved for epilepsy patients since
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| | remarkable device. It could change your
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| 1997. Over 30,000 epilespy patients have
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| | life.Charles Donovan was a patient in the
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| safely been implanted with the
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| | FDA investigational trial of vagus nerve
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| stimulator. The vagus nerve nerve is a
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| | stimulation as a treatment for chronic or
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| direct pathway to the hippocampus and
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| | recurrent treatment-resistant depression.
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| hypothalmus in the brain.The 60-90 minute
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| | He was implanted with the vagus nerve
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| out-patient procedure is performed by a
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| | stimulator in April of 2001. He
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| neurosurgeon or an otolaryngologist( Ear,
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| | chronicles his journey from the grips of
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| nose and throat). A small pacemaker-like
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| | depression thanks to vagus nerve
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| stimulator is imlanted in the patient's
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| | stimulation therapy in his book:Out of
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| upper left chest, just below the left arm
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| | the Black Hole: The Patient's Guide to
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| pit. A lead wire from the stimulator is
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| | Vagus Nerve Stimulation and DepressionThe
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| tunneled underneath the skin and coiled
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| | book will be exhibited at the American
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| around the left vagus nerve in the
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| | Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting,
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| patient's neck. The two- inch incision is
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| | May 21st-May 26th in Atlanta, GA. This is
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| made at the lowest fold of the neck and
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| | the largest gathering of psychiatrists in
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| the surgeon's knife never goes above the
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| | the world( 25,000 attendees).He is the
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| lowest part of the neck.The procedure is
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| | founder of the Web Site.
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| unrelated to brain surgery or
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