Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) as symptomatic treatment of migraine in young patients: a preliminary safety study
Grazzi L, Egeo G, Liebler E, Padovan AM, Barbanti P
Neurological Sciences · 2017
Key finding
In adolescents/young patients, cervical nVNS aborted 46.8% of treated attacks (22/47) without rescue medication and produced no device-related adverse events, supporting safety.
- Condition
- Migraine
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 9
Cite this study
Grazzi, L., Egeo, G., Liebler, E., Padovan, A. M., & Barbanti, P. (2017). Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) as symptomatic treatment of migraine in young patients: a preliminary safety study. Neurological Sciences, 38(S1), 197-199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-2942-5
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