Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Adolescent Treatment Resistant Depression-A Case Report

Julian Koenig; Jasper Vöckel

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114078

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Adolescent Treatment Resistant Depression-A Case Report

J Pediatr. 2024 Apr 27:271:114078. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114078. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Julian Koenig¹, Jasper Vöckel²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: julian.koenig@uk-koeln.de.
² Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

PMID: 38685314
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114078

Abstract

Adolescence is a critical time period for the onset of depression, and many patients do not respond to treatment. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation may be a promising alternative. Here, we present the case of an adolescent girl with treatment-resistant depression who received transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation over the course of 7.5 months.

Keywords: adolescence; depression; stimulation; transcutaneous vagus nerve; treatment resistance.