Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Feasibility Trial.

Jakob HakonMelika MoghisehIngrid PoulsenChristoffer M L ØlandChristian P HansenAnne Sabers

Published in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2020)

We demonstrated that tVNS is a feasible and safe VNS strategy for patients following severe TBI. Controlled studies are needed to clarify whether tVNS has a potential to promote recovery of consciousness following severe TBI.

Keyphrases

severe traumatic brain injury
traumatic brain injury
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
early onset
clinical trial
study protocol
prognostic factors
risk assessment
phase ii
open label
patient reported