Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) is a medical treatment that involves delivering electrical impulses to the auricular branch of the vagus nerve or cervical vagus nerve. It is non-invasive and based on the rationale that there is vagus nerve distribution on the surface of the ear.

tVNS is being studied for stroke and the treatment of depression.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Cai PY, Bodhit A, Derequito R, Ansari S, Abukhalil F, Thenkabail S, Ganji S, Saravanapavan P, Shekar CC, Bidari S, Waters MF, Hedna VS (June 2014). "Vagus nerve stimulation in ischemic stroke: old wine in a new bottle". Front. Neurol. 5: 107. doi:10.3389/fneur.2014.00107. PMC 4067569. PMID 25009531.
↑ Shiozawa, P; Silva, ME; Carvalho, TC; Cordeiro, Q; Brunoni, AR; Fregni, F (July 2014). "Transcutaneous vagus and trigeminal nerve stimulation for neuropsychiatric disorders: a systematic review". Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria. 72 (7): 542–7. PMID 25054988.

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