Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation as a complementary therapy for pediatric epilepsy: a pilot trial
He W, Jing X, Wang X, Rong P, Li L, Shi H, Shang H, Wang Y, Zhang J, Zhu B
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2013
Key finding
Mean seizure frequency fell by about 54% over weeks 9-24 of auricular taVNS in children with intractable epilepsy.
- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 14
Cite this study
He, W., Jing, X., Wang, X., Rong, P., Li, L., Shi, H., Shang, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, J., & Zhu, B. (2013). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation as a complementary therapy for pediatric epilepsy: a pilot trial. Epilepsy & behavior : E&B.
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