Three decades after its introduction as an adjuvant therapeutic option in the management of
selective drug-resistant epilepsy cases (DRE), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) retains …

Epilepsy affects millions of people worldwide. Approximately one-third have
pharmacoresistant epilepsy, and of these, the majority are not candidates for epilepsy …

Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is an approved treatment for epilepsy and is currently under
investigation as a therapy for other disorders, including depression, anxiety and Alzheimer's …

Although the preceding chapters discuss much of the new knowledge of neurocircuitry of
neuropsychiatric diseases, and an invasive approach to treatment, this chapter describes …

Introduction The inflammatory reflex is a physiological mechanism through which the
nervous system maintains immunologic homeostasis by modulating innate and adaptive …

Background Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is approved as an adjunctive treatment for drug-
resistant epilepsy. Although there is a substantial amount of literature aiming at unraveling …

Our understanding of a precise dose-response relationship for vagus nerve stimulation
(VNS) therapy in the treatment of seizures is still evolving. Because several parameters are …

Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is used as a treatment for Epilepsy and is currently under
investigation as a treatment for depression (see [MS George, Z. Nahas, X. Li, FA Kozel, B …

Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in
children with intractable epilepsy on seizure frequency and severity and in terms of …

Electrical stimulation of the cervical vagus nerve using implanted electrodes (VNS) is FDA-
approved for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy, treatment-resistant depression, and …