Effects of long-term transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on circadian vagal activity in people with Prader-Willi Syndrome: A case-series
Schmausser M, Holland A, Beresford-Webb J, Eglen SJ, Manning K, Aman L, Kronhaus D, Koenig J
Research in Developmental Disabilities · 2024
Key finding
Twelve months of daily taVNS significantly increased circadian heart-rate-variability amplitude, and higher HRV predicted fewer emotional outbursts.
- Condition
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 5
Cite this study
Schmausser, M., Holland, A., Beresford-Webb, J., Eglen, S. J., Manning, K., Aman, L., Kronhaus, D., & Koenig, J. (2024). Effects of long-term transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on circadian vagal activity in people with Prader-Willi Syndrome: A case-series. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 154, 104855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104855
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