Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

The vagus nerve is a key part of the parasympathetic nervous system influencing bodily functions like heart rate digestion ...

Now, a new crop of buzzy non-invasive VNS gadgets promises to relieve stress, sharpen focus and improve sleep in mere minutes ...

Some people who can’t have brain surgery may be offered other surgeries to help control seizures. One example is vagus nerve stimulation. Your epilepsy specialist will be able to tell you more about ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — Doctors could soon reduce epilepsy misdiagnoses by up to 70% using a new tool that turns routine electroencephalogram, or EEG, tests that appear normal into highly accurate ...

It will depend on the materials used as to how safe they will be in an MRI. If you have a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) fitted, your epilepsy specialist may switch it off before you have the scan. If ...

Therapeutic breakthroughs in neuromodulation merge wearable technologies, deep brain implants, and tailored stimulations ...

When Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce died in 2019, his death was ruled a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, otherwise ...

For example, my team’s ongoing research found that brain stimulation at theta frequency can lead to improved memory retrieval. EEG has also led to major discoveries about how the brain processes ...

and vagus nerve stimulator placement or epilepsy surgery. Zonisamide drug levels and follow-up electroencephalographic (EEG) studies were not routinely obtained. Initial starting doses of ...

For patients with drug-resistant epilepsy due to PNH, alternative treatment options such as vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) have shown promise. A case report described a patient who achieved ...