Vagus Nerve Stimulation

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An adjunctive treatment for PARTIAL EPILEPSY and refractory DEPRESSION that delivers electrical impulses to the brain via the VAGUS NERVE. A battery implanted under the skin supplies the energy.

Descriptor ID	D055536
MeSH Number(s)	E02.331.900
Concept/Terms	Vagus Nerve Stimulation Vagus Nerve Stimulation Nerve Stimulation, Vagus Nerve Stimulations, Vagus Stimulation, Vagus Nerve Stimulations, Vagus Nerve Vagus Nerve Stimulations Vagal Nerve Stimulation Nerve Stimulation, Vagal Nerve Stimulations, Vagal Stimulation, Vagal Nerve Stimulations, Vagal Nerve Vagal Nerve Stimulations

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Electric Stimulation Therapy [E02.331]
Vagus Nerve Stimulation [E02.331.900]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	1	1	2
2014	2	0	2
2015	3	0	3
2016	2	0	2
2017	3	0	3
2018	3	0	3
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	0	2
2022	2	0	2

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Deligiannidis KM, Robakis T, Homitsky SC, Ibroci E, King B, Jacob S, Coppola D, Raines S, Alataris K. Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on major depressive disorder with peripartum onset: A multicenter, open-label, controlled proof-of-concept clinical trial (DELOS-1). J Affect Disord. 2022 11 01; 316:34-41.

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Liu TT, Morais A, Takizawa T, Mulder I, Simon BJ, Chen SP, Wang SJ, Ayata C, Yen JC. Efficacy profile of noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation on cortical spreading depression susceptibility and the tissue response in a rat model. J Headache Pain. 2022 Jan 21; 23(1):12.

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Solli E, Colwell NA, Markosian C, Johal AS, Houston R, Iqbal MO, Say I, Petrsoric JI, Tomycz LD. Underutilization of advanced presurgical studies and high rates of vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: a single-center experience and recommendations. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2022 02; 164(2):565-573.

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Lindemann J, Rakers C, Matuskova H, Simon BJ, Kinfe T, Petzold GC. Vagus nerve stimulation reduces spreading depolarization burden and cortical infarct volume in a rat model of stroke. PLoS One. 2020; 15(7):e0236444.

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Morais A, Liu TT, Qin T, Sadhegian H, Ay I, Yagmur D, Mendes da Silva R, Chung D, Simon B, Guedes R, Chen SP, Wang SJ, Yen JC, Ayata C. Vagus nerve stimulation inhibits cortical spreading depression exclusively through central mechanisms. Pain. 2020 07; 161(7):1661-1669.

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Mondal B, Choudhury S, Simon B, Baker MR, Kumar H. Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation improves gait and reduces freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2019 06; 34(6):917-918.

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Lerman I, Davis B, Huang M, Huang C, Sorkin L, Proudfoot J, Zhong E, Kimball D, Rao R, Simon B, Spadoni A, Strigo I, Baker DG, Simmons AN. Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation alters neural response and physiological autonomic tone to noxious thermal challenge. PLoS One. 2019; 14(2):e0201212.

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Tarn J, Legg S, Mitchell S, Simon B, Ng WF. The Effects of Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Fatigue and Immune Responses in Patients With Primary Sj?gren's Syndrome. Neuromodulation. 2019 Jul; 22(5):580-585.

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Lewine JD, Paulson K, Bangera N, Simon BJ. Exploration of the Impact of Brief Noninvasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation on EEG and Event-Related Potentials. Neuromodulation. 2019 Jul; 22(5):564-572.

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Yang Y, Yang LY, Orban L, Cuylear D, Thompson J, Simon B, Yang Y. Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation reduces blood-brain barrier disruption in a rat model of ischemic stroke. Brain Stimul. 2018 Jul - Aug; 11(4):689-698.

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