Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation improves Long COVID symptoms in a female cohort: a pilot study
Zheng ZS, Simonian N, Wang J, Rosario ER
Frontiers in Neurology · 2024
Key finding
Significant improvements were observed in various cognitive functions, anxiety, depression, and sleep at post-intervention, with benefits remaining or progressing at 1-month follow-up.
- Condition
- Anxiety
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Zheng, Z. S., Simonian, N., Wang, J., & Rosario, E. R. (2024). Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation improves Long COVID symptoms in a female cohort: a pilot study. Frontiers in Neurology, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1393371
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