Autistic spectrum disorder, epilepsy, and vagus nerve stimulation
Hull MM, Madhavan D, Zaroff CM
Child's Nervous System · 2015
Key finding
Following vagus nerve stimulation implantation, initial, if temporary, improvement was observed in seizure control.
- Condition
- Autism
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Narrative / Scoping Review
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Hull, M. M., Madhavan, D., & Zaroff, C. M. (2015). Autistic spectrum disorder, epilepsy, and vagus nerve stimulation. Child's Nervous System, 31(8), 1377-1385. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-015-2720-8
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