Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers analyzed records of more than 600 vagus nerve stimulation surgeries. Mean surgery duration for those ...

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 ...

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 ...

London-based medical device manufacturer LivaNova has announced FDA approval of its most recent Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy (VNS Therapy) System, which will be the smallest and lightest responsive ...

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 ...

In 1997, the FDA approved implanted vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) devices as an adjunctive therapy for reducing the frequency and severity of epileptic seizures in pharmaco-resistant epilepsy patients ...

The vagus nerve has quietly shaped how our bodies function for thousands of years. Recently, it has moved into the spotlight, ...

Vagus nerve stimulation is indicated for use as an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency of seizures in patients who are refractory to anti-epileptic medication. This includes patients whose ...

We all have two vagus nerves—one on the left side of the body and one on the right—both of which connect the brain to the intestines. On TikTok, vagus nerve stimulation sounds like a miracle cure.

A review of randomized controlled trials suggests patients with epilepsy refractory to medical management may benefit from vagal nerve stimulation. A new review suggests that vagal nerve stimulation ...