Efficacy of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (t-VNS) in treating drug-resistant epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Makkawi S, Alsamiri GY, Halabi MH, Bukhari JI, Alharbi F, Alnafisi FN, Alaslab AK, Alghamdi AE, Bamehriz AM, Alhubayshi M, et al.
Epilepsy Research · 2025
Key finding
Out of 2782 studies identified, four RCTs involving 417 subjects were included.
- Condition
- Safety
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 417
Cite this study
Makkawi, S., Alsamiri, G. Y., Halabi, M. H., Bukhari, J. I., Alharbi, F., Alnafisi, F. N., Alaslab, A. K., Alghamdi, A. E., Bamehriz, A. M., Alhubayshi, M., & Alanazi, A. (2025). Efficacy of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (t-VNS) in treating drug-resistant epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Epilepsy Research, 215, 107583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107583
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