Electroencephalography Microstates Reveal Variability in Efficacy of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Primary Dysmenorrhea
Wang C, Xia J, Li P, Feng X, Yang L, Lu Z, Wang W
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026
Key finding
In 60 women with primary dysmenorrhoea, 10-day taVNS produced variable analgesic efficacy, with EEG microstates reflecting individual treatment response.
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- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 60
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Wang, C., Xia, J., Li, P., Feng, X., Yang, L., Lu, Z., & Wang, W. (2026). Electroencephalography Microstates Reveal Variability in Efficacy of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Primary Dysmenorrhea. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1557(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.70244
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