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Vagal nerve stimulation for headache
Current Opinion in Neurology, 2023Purpose of review Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is emerging as a probable therapeutic option for headache. Several questions remain on the mechanism of action, device parameters, efficacy, duration of treatment and long-term safety.
Srikant, Venkatakrishnan, Pravin, Thomas
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Increased rat serum corticosterone suggests immunomodulation by stimulation of the vagal nerve
Journal of Neuroimmunology, 2009 The role of the vagal nerve within the immune system has not been fully elucidated. Vagal afferents connect to several central nervous system structures, including the hypothalamus.
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Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Epileptic Encephalopathies
Pediatrics, 1999Objective. To study the effect of vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) in children with epileptic encephalopathies. Methods and Materials. All children receiving VNS during a 2-year period at our center were studied prospectively for changes in seizure ...
A P, Parker +5 more
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Vagal nerve stimulation in children
Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, 2000Vagal nerve stimulation is a new therapeutic option for patients with medically refractory epilepsy. The FDA approved the NeuroCybernetic Prosthesis (NCP) in July 1997 for use in adults and adolescents over the age of 12 years with medically refractory epilepsy.
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VAGAL NERVE STIMULATOR POCKET INFECTIONS
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2004Vagal nerve stimulator pocket infections are uncommon but can cause considerable morbidity. We describe 3 children from our institution and 8 others previously reported with infection after vagal nerve stimulator implantation for seizure control. Infection was suppressed but recurred despite appropriate antimicrobial therapy when the device remained in
Niraj C, Patel, Morven S, Edwards
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Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Status epilepticus
Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2001Refractory generalized convulsive status epilepticus in a 13-year-old boy was halted by left vagal nerve stimulation. Over the next 1.5 years, seizures have continued at a rate and severity which is significantly better than it had been in the year before insertion of the stimulator.
K R, Winston +3 more
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Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implantation: An Otolaryngologist’s Perspective
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2005OBJECTIVEThis study was conducted to compare an otolaryngologist's experience with a cohort of epilepsy patients implanted with a vagal nerve stimulator (VNS) to previously published data.METHODSDemographics, preoperative seizure frequency, medications, and complications were retrospectively collected from patients implanted by the senior author ...
Tamer, Ghanem, Stephen V, Early
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Patient with a Vagal Nerve Stimulator
2020Although an infrequent encounter in the inpatient setting, pain specialists should have knowledge in management of pain in these patients. The following chapter will seek to demonstrate the relevant diagnostics and management of these patients. The discussion will begin with a brief history of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) followed by a review of the ...
Michael Suer, Alaa Abd-Elsayed
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