Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation improves gait and cortical activity in Parkinson's disease: A pilot randomized study
Zhang H, Cao X, Wang L, Tong Q, Sun H, Gan C, Shan A, Yuan Y, Zhang K
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics · 2023
Key finding
PD patients showed instable gait with insufficient range of motion during usual walking.
- Condition
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Zhang, H., Cao, X., Wang, L., Tong, Q., Sun, H., Gan, C., Shan, A., Yuan, Y., & Zhang, K. (2023). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation improves gait and cortical activity in Parkinson's disease: A pilot randomized study. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 29(12), 3889-3900. https://doi.org/10.1111/cns.14309
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