Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation and the trigeminal autonomic reflex: An fMRI study
Möller M, Mehnert J, Schroeder CF, May A
Neurology · 2020
Key finding
An fMRI RCT found non-invasive VNS altered activation and connectivity across pontine, hypothalamic and parahippocampal regions linked to the trigeminal-autonomic reflex.
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- Neuroimaging
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- iVNS
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- Controlled Clinical Trial
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Möller, M., Mehnert, J., Schroeder, C. F., & May, A. (2020). Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation and the trigeminal autonomic reflex: An fMRI study. Neurology, 94(10). https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008865
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