Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Stimulation Improves Gait and Reaction Time in Parkinson's Disease
Marano M, Anzini G, Musumeci G, Magliozzi A, Pozzilli V, Capone F, Di Lazzaro V
Movement Disorders · 2022
Key finding
In a double-blind randomized crossover pilot, taVNS as an add-on to levodopa improved several objective gait parameters and flanker reaction time.
- Condition
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 12
Cite this study
Marano, M., Anzini, G., Musumeci, G., Magliozzi, A., Pozzilli, V., Capone, F., & Di Lazzaro, V. (2022). Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Stimulation Improves Gait and Reaction Time in Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders, 37(10), 2163-2164. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.29166
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