Effect of noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation on acute migraine: an open-label pilot study
Goadsby P, Grosberg B, Mauskop A, Cady R, Simmons K
Cephalalgia · 2014
Key finding
In 27 patients treating 80 attacks, single-arm cervical nVNS produced pain-free responses in 21% of attacks at 2 hours with good tolerability, supporting feasibility for acute migraine.
- Condition
- Migraine
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 30
Cite this study
Goadsby, P., Grosberg, B., Mauskop, A., Cady, R., & Simmons, K. (2014). Effect of noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation on acute migraine: an open-label pilot study. Cephalalgia, 34(12), 986-993. https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102414524494
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