ATLANTA -- Are neurostimulators implanted within the brain a better approach in epilepsy than less-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)? That depends, a researcher said. Real-world data from two ...
University of Liverpool researchers have begun work on a major £2.7 million National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)-funded trial investigating the long-term effectiveness of vagus nerve ...
The vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) is a pacemaker-like device implanted in the chest that delivers intermittent electrical signals to the brain via an electrode wrapped around the left vagus nerve. The ...
Implantable vagus nerve stimulation devices have long been used to treat epilepsy, depression and stroke. A new crop of buzzy non-invasive VNS gadgets, like the one shown here from Truvaga, promises ...