The array of end organ innervations of the vagus nerve, coupled with increased basic
science evidence, has led to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) being explored as a …

Several studies have illustrated that transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) can
elicit therapeutic effects that are similar to those produced by its invasive counterpart, vagus …

Abstract Background Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve stimulation (tVNS) may be an alternative
to surgically implanted VNS for epilepsy and other diseases. However, its safety and …

The vagus nerve is a major component of the autonomic nervous system, has an important
role in the regulation of metabolic homeostasis, and plays a key role in the neuro-endocrine …

Background Depression is the most common form of mental disorder in community and
health care settings and current treatments are far from satisfactory. Vagus nerve stimulation …

Background Depression presents a significant burden to both patients and society. One
treatment that has emerged is vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), an FDA-approved physical …

Depression is a highly prevalent disorder, and its treatment is far from satisfactory. There is
an urgent need to develop a new treatment for depression. Although still at its early stage …

Background There are 9.9 million new cases of dementia in the world every year. Short-term
conversion rate from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia is between 20% and 40 …

Head-to-head comparison of treatment modalities such as VNS, DBS and RNS across
different epileptic syndromes are required to decide which treatment modality is the most …

There is great interest about the therapeutic potentialities of transcutaneous vagus nerve
stimulation (tVNS) applied to neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the mechanisms of …