Auricular vagus nerve stimulation: a new option to treat inflammation in COVID-19?
Sant’Anna FM, Resende RCL, Sant’Anna LB, Couceiro SLM, Pinto RBS, Sant’Anna MB, Chao LW, Szeles JC, Kaniusas E
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira · 2023
Key finding
Study examining long covid using taVNS.
- Condition
- Long COVID
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Sant’Anna, F. M., Resende, R. C. L., Sant’Anna, L. B., Couceiro, S. L. M., Pinto, R. B. S., Sant’Anna, M. B., Chao, L. W., Szeles, J. C., & Kaniusas, E. (2023). Auricular vagus nerve stimulation: a new option to treat inflammation in COVID-19?. Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 69(6). https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.20230345
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