Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation is associated with the reduction in persistent post-concussion symptoms: an observational study
Ament M, Leonard E, Staats PS, Ingram NT
Frontiers in Neurology · 2025
Key finding
Retrospective cohort of 102 mTBI patients found adjunctive non-invasive VNS associated with improvement in most post-concussion symptom domains (uncontrolled, industry-affiliated).
- Condition
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 102
Cite this study
Ament, M., Leonard, E., Staats, P. S., & Ingram, N. T. (2025). Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation is associated with the reduction in persistent post-concussion symptoms: an observational study. Frontiers in Neurology, 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1642034
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