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2. Vagus nerve stimulation - Wikipedia

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   Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a medical treatment that involves delivering electrical impulses to the vagus nerve. It is used as an add-on treatment for certain types of intractable epilepsy , cluster headaches, treatment-resistant depression and stroke rehabilitation.

3. Vagal maneuver - Wikipedia

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   A vagal maneuver is an action used to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system by activating the vagus nerve.The vagus nerve is the longest nerve of the autonomic nervous system and helps regulate many critical aspects of human physiology, including heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, and digestion through the release of acetylcholine.

4. Vagus nerve stimulation may relieve treatment-resistant ... - AOL

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   Vagus nerve stimulation therapy improved the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for nearly 500 participants in a major clinical trial. ... After two weeks of recovery from surgery, half ...

5. What to Know About Vagus Nerve Stimulation for IBD - AOL

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   Joseph signed on and began using a non-invasive VNS device that delivers electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve through the ear, twice a day for 10 minutes at a time. The longest nerve in the ...

6. Stroke patients test new nerve stimulation therapy - AOL

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   It would be placed in his ear and attached to a device that would send electrical signals to his vagus nerve, which carries signals between the brain, heart and digestive system.

7. Management of drug-resistant epilepsy - Wikipedia

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   The procedure to implant a vagus nerve stimulator is very safe: no case of death related to VNS implantation surgery has ever occurred. Infection of the tissue pocket in which the generator is located that requires antibiotic treatment occurs in around 3% of patients.

8. Vagal tone - Wikipedia

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   Measurements of vagal tone can be performed by means of either invasive or noninvasive procedures. Invasive procedures are in the minority and include vagus nerve stimulation by specific manual, breathing or electrical techniques. Noninvasive techniques mainly rely on the investigation of heart rate and heart rate variability. [4] [5] [6]

9. ECOR: The Buzz on Vagus Nerve Stimulation - AOL

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