Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Ellrich J
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2019
Key finding
A narrative review contrasting invasive VNS (effective in ~60% of drug-resistant epilepsy but with hoarseness, throat and breathing side effects) with non-invasive transcutaneous auricular VNS.
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- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Narrative / Scoping Review
- Participants
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Ellrich, J. (2019). Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 36(6), 437-442. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000000576
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