Brain blood flow alterations induced by therapeutic vagus nerve stimulation in partial epilepsy: I. Acute effects at high and low levels of stimulation
Henry T, Bakay R, Votaw J, Pennell P, Epstein C, Faber T, Grafton S, Hoffman J
Epilepsia · 1998
Key finding
PET showed acute therapeutic VNS increased blood flow in the thalamus, anterior cingulate, insula and brainstem in patients with partial epilepsy.
- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 10
Cite this study
Henry, T., Bakay, R., Votaw, J., Pennell, P., Epstein, C., Faber, T., Grafton, S., & Hoffman, J. (1998). Brain blood flow alterations induced by therapeutic vagus nerve stimulation in partial epilepsy: I. Acute effects at high and low levels of stimulation. Epilepsia.
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