A review of vagus nerve stimulation as a therapeutic intervention

RL Johnson, CG Wilson - Journal of inflammation research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In this review, we provide an overview of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-
approved clinical uses of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) as well as information about the …

[HTML][HTML] Learnings from 30 years of reported efficacy and safety of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for epilepsy treatment: a critical review

DH Toffa, L Touma, T El Meskine, A Bouthillier… - Seizure, 2020 - Elsevier
Three decades after its introduction as an adjuvant therapeutic option in the management of
selective drug-resistant epilepsy cases (DRE), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) retains …

Vagus nerve stimulation: Surgical technique of implantation and revision and related morbidity

F Giordano, A Zicca, C Barba, R Guerrini, L Genitori - Epilepsia, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Indications for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy include focal, multifocal epilepsy, drop
attacks (tonic/atonic seizures), Lennox‐Gastaut syndrome, tuberous sclerosis complex …

Guidelines for evaluating chronic cough in pediatrics: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

AB Chang, WB Glomb - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Objectives: To review relevant literature and present evidence-based guidelines to assist
general and specialist medical practitioners in the evaluation and management of children …

Complications and safety of vagus nerve stimulation: 25 years of experience at a single center

D Révész, B Rydenhag, E Ben-Menachem - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The goal of this paper was to investigate surgical and hardware complications
in a longitudinal retrospective study. METHODS The authors of this registry study analyzed …

Guidance on Dravet syndrome from infant to adult care: road map for treatment planning in Europe

E Cardenal‐Muñoz, S Auvin, V Villanueva… - Epilepsia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe, rare, and complex developmental and epileptic
encephalopathy affecting 1 in 16 000 live births and characterized by a drug‐resistant …

Managing chronic cough as a symptom in children and management algorithms: CHEST guideline and expert panel report

AB Chang, JJ Oppenheimer, RS Irwin, TM Adams… - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Cough is one of the most common presenting symptoms to general
practitioners. The objective of this article is to collate the pediatric components of the CHEST …

A systematic review of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy in childhood

H Yan, E Toyota, M Anderson, TJ Abel… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) presents a therapeutic challenge in children,
necessitating the consideration of multiple treatment options. Although deep brain …

Evoked pain analgesia in chronic pelvic pain patients using respiratory-gated auricular vagal afferent nerve stimulation

V Napadow, RR Edwards, CM Cahalan… - Pain …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective. Previous vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) studies have demonstrated
antinociceptive effects, and recent noninvasive approaches, termed transcutaneous-vagus …

Vagus nerve stimulation for children with treatment-resistant epilepsy: a consecutive series of 141 cases

RE Elliott, SD Rodgers, L Bassani, A Morsi… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object The authors undertook this study to analyze the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation
(VNS) in a large consecutive series of children 18 years of age and younger with treatment …