Safety and tolerability of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve stimulation in humans; a systematic review
Redgrave J, Day D, Leung H, Laud PJ, Ali A, Lindert R, Majid A
Brain Stimulation · 2018
Key finding
51 studies were included comprising a total of 1322 human subjects receiving tVNS.
- Condition
- Safety
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 240
Cite this study
Redgrave, J., Day, D., Leung, H., Laud, P. J., Ali, A., Lindert, R., & Majid, A. (2018). Safety and tolerability of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve stimulation in humans; a systematic review. Brain Stimulation, 11(6), 1225-1238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2018.08.010
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