Can transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation be considered a viable adjuntive therapy in drug-resistant epilepsy? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Moro P, Rocha dos Santos MA, Balduino de Souza AL, Pereira Mendes T, de Lima Xavier L, Di Bonaventura C, Cerulli Irelli E
Epilepsy & Behavior · 2025
Key finding
Four RCTs, comprising 368 patients, with 232 patients in the tVNS group, were included.
- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 368
Cite this study
Moro, P., Rocha dos Santos, M. A., Balduino de Souza, A. L., Pereira Mendes, T., de Lima Xavier, L., Di Bonaventura, C., & Cerulli Irelli, E. (2025). Can transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation be considered a viable adjuntive therapy in drug-resistant epilepsy? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Epilepsy & Behavior, 167, 110394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110394
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