VNS Therapy [Home]
  Welcome to VNS Therapy ....................................................

VNS Therapy is a non-drug treatment option that offers a unique safety profile and mechanism of action. Approved for use in treatment-resistant epilepsy and in treatment-resistant depression, VNS Therapy delivers long-term benefits to patients who have not responded well to other treatment options.

Treatment-Resistant Depression   Treatment-Resistant
DEPRESSION >>>
.............................................................
This web site is intended to provide information to patients and their families about adjunctive VNS Therapy for treatment resistant depression.
Treatment Resistant Epilepsy   Treatment-Resistant
EPILEPSY >>>
.............................................................
This web site is intended to provide information to patients and their families about adjunctive VNS Therapy for treatment-resistant epilepsy.
   
Insurance Information for Treatment-Resistant Depression >>>
Insurance Information for Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy >>>
 
 
© Cyberonics, Inc. 2007
  UNITED STATES INDICATION FOR USE:
The VNS Therapy System is indicated for use as an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency of seizures in adults and adolescents over 12 years of age with partial onset seizures, which are refractory to antiepileptic medications.

VNS Therapy (or the VNS Therapy System) is indicated for the adjunctive long-term treatment of chronic or recurrent depression for patients over the age of 18 who are experiencing a major depressive episode and have not had an adequate response to four or more adequate antidepressant treatments.