Observational / CohortiVNSn = 40

Effect of vagus nerve stimulation on blood glucose concentration in epilepsy patients - Importance of stimulation parameters

Stauss HM, Daman LM, Rohlf MM, Sainju RK

Physiological Reports · 2019

Key finding

Blood glucose remained stable in epilepsy patients on implanted cervical VNS with standard parameters, but risk of elevation emerged with longer stimulation on-times paired with short off-periods.

Condition
Metabolic
Stimulation
iVNS
Evidence tier
Observational / Cohort
Participants
40
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Cite this study

Stauss, H. M., Daman, L. M., Rohlf, M. M., & Sainju, R. K. (2019). Effect of vagus nerve stimulation on blood glucose concentration in epilepsy patients - Importance of stimulation parameters. Physiological Reports, 7(14). https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14169

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