Researcher · Evidence Profile
Paul Boon
Paul Boon appears on 9 studies of vagus nerve stimulation catalogued in our evidence database, with a focus on Epilepsy, Safety, Cognitive Function.
9
Studies
6
Conditions
3
RCT / SR-MA
2
Stim. types
Conditions researched
Evidence-tier mix
Systematic review / meta-analysis1
Randomised controlled trial2
Non-randomised trial4
Cohort / observational1
Case series / report1
The studies
9 studies · strongest evidence firstNeurostimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: a systematic review of clinical evidence for efficacy, safety, contraindications and predictors for response
Boon et al. · Current opinion in neurology · 2018
systematic reviewsSafetytaVNSTranscutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Does Not Affect Verbal Memory Performance in Healthy Volunteers
Mertens et al. · Frontiers in psychology · 2020
RCTsCognitive FunctiontaVNSThe long-term effect of vagus nerve stimulation on quality of life in patients with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy: the PuLsE trial
Ryvlin et al. · Epilepsia · 2014 · n = 112
RCTsEpilepsyiVNSVagus nerve stimulation enhances remyelination and decreases innate neuroinflammation in lysolecithin-induced demyelination
Bachmann et al. · Brain stimulation · 2024
controlled trialsMultiple SclerosistaVNSInvestigating the Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Cortical Excitability in Healthy Males
Mertens et al. · Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2022 · n = 8
controlled trialsEpilepsytaVNSRecent advances in devices for vagus nerve stimulation
Mertens et al. · Expert review of medical devices · 2018
controlled trialsRheumatoid ArthritisiVNSEffects of vagus nerve stimulation on pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine induction in patients with refractory epilepsy
De Herdt et al. · Journal of neuroimmunology · 2009 · n = 10
controlled trialsInflammationiVNSVagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: a European long-term study up to 24 months in 347 children
Orosz et al. · Epilepsia · 2014 · n = 347
observational studiesEpilepsyiVNSDeep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy
Sprengers et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
narrative reviewsSafetytaVNS