Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation and the realm of its therapeutic hopes and physiologic enigmas

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established treatment option for patients with treatment resistant epilepsy and depression. However, the procedure is invasive and has side-effects. Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) is a non-invasive alternative. Particularly transcutaneous stimulatio...

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Published inAutonomic neuroscience Vol. 243; p. 103039
Main Authors Hilz, Max J., Bolz, Armin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.12.2022
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Auricular branch of the vagus nerve
Concha cymba
Locus coeruleus
Nucleus tractus solitarii
Tragus
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Tragus
Concha cymba
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Nucleus tractus solitarii
Locus coeruleus
Auricular branch of the vagus nerve
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Summary:Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established treatment option for patients with treatment resistant epilepsy and depression. However, the procedure is invasive and has side-effects. Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) is a non-invasive alternative. Particularly transcutaneous stimulation at the outer ear is gaining increasing interest. While the scope of therapeutic tVNS applications is expanding, there are still questions regarding the optimal stimulation parameters and site as well as the physiology and pathways of auricular tVNS. This Special Issue of Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic & Clinical provides an introduction and overview on basic aspects as well as special topics of tVNS.
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ISSN:1566-0702
1872-7484
DOI:10.1016/j.autneu.2022.103039