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- PreviewIt is beyond our expertise to discuss the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) processes involved in the ultimate approval of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The evidence, however, presented in the three articles includes some but not all of the data on VNS available to the FDA. The findings taken together must be understood in the context of the expected course of chronic or recurrent mood disorders and additional preclinical evidence of the antidepressant effects of VNS (Ben-Menachem et al 1995; Carpenter et al 2004; George et al 2000; Krahl et al 1998, 2004; Walker et al 1999).
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