Transauricular vagus nerve stimulation for patients with disorders of consciousness: A randomized controlled clinical trial
Zhou YF, Kang JW, Xiong Q, Feng Z, Dong XY
Frontiers in Neurology · 2023
Key finding
In an RCT of 57 patients with disorders of consciousness, active taVNS improved Coma Recovery Scale scores versus sham.
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- Condition
- Disorders of Consciousness
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 57
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Zhou, Y. F., Kang, J. W., Xiong, Q., Feng, Z., & Dong, X. Y. (2023). Transauricular vagus nerve stimulation for patients with disorders of consciousness: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Frontiers in Neurology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1133893
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