Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (t-VNS): A novel effective treatment for temper outbursts in adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome indicated by results from a non-blind study
Manning KE, Beresford-Webb JA, Aman LCS, Ring HA, Watson PC, Porges SW, Oliver C, Jennings SR, Holland AJ
PLOS ONE · 2019
Key finding
Four of five adults completing about nine months of daily taVNS showed significant reductions in the number and severity of temper outbursts.
- Condition
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 5
Cite this study
Manning, K. E., Beresford-Webb, J. A., Aman, L. C. S., Ring, H. A., Watson, P. C., Porges, S. W., Oliver, C., Jennings, S. R., & Holland, A. J. (2019). Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (t-VNS): A novel effective treatment for temper outbursts in adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome indicated by results from a non-blind study. PLOS ONE, 14(12), e0223750. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223750
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