Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulators: a review of past, present, and future devices
Wang L, Wang Y, Wang Y, Wang F, Zhang J, Li S, Wu M, Li L, Rong P
Expert Review of Medical Devices · 2022
Key finding
A narrative review of past, present and future taVNS devices, noting the technique's safety and breadth of applications from epilepsy and depression to insomnia, pain and stroke.
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- Depression
- Stimulation
- taVNS
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- Narrative / Scoping Review
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Wang, L., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, F., Zhang, J., Li, S., Wu, M., Li, L., & Rong, P. (2022). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulators: a review of past, present, and future devices. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 19(1), 43-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/17434440.2022.2020095
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