Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in disorders of consciousness monitored by fMRI: The first case report
Yu YT, Yang Y, Wang LB, Fang JL, Chen YY, He JH, Rong PJ
Brain Stimulation · 2017
Key finding
In a single traumatic-brain-injury patient, taVNS induced eye opening and a clearer sleep-wake cycle alongside enhanced default mode network functional connectivity on fMRI.
- Condition
- Disorders of Consciousness
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Case Report / Series
- Participants
- 1
Cite this study
Yu, Y. T., Yang, Y., Wang, L. B., Fang, J. L., Chen, Y. Y., He, J. H., & Rong, P. J. (2017). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in disorders of consciousness monitored by fMRI: The first case report. Brain Stimulation, 10(2), 328-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2016.12.004
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