Many patients with epilepsy suffer from persistent seizures despite maximal antiepileptic
drug (AED) therapy. Chronic, intermittent vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has proven to be a …

Many patients with epilepsy suffer from persistent seizures despite maximal anti-epileptic
drug therapy. Chronic, intermittent vagus nerve stimulation has been proven to be an …

Vocal fold paresis is probably a significant source of vocal disability, especially among
cases that have eluded straightforward diagnosis. An accurate assessment of its clinical …

Objectives: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has high morbidity and mortality in both civilian and
military populations. Blast and other mechanisms of TBI damage the brain by causing …

Objectives The main objectives of this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study
are (1) to investigate brain activity during phonation in women with muscle tension …

PURPOSE: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for medically refractory epilepsy can give
hoarseness due to stimulation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. For a group of VNS-therapy …

Neurostimulation is an emerging treatment for neurological diseases. Electrical stimulation
of the tenth cranial nerve or vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has become a valuable option in …

Background Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an adjunctive therapy for drug-resistant
epilepsy. Noninvasive evoked potential recordings in laryngeal muscles (LMEPs) innervated …

Neurogenic compromise of vocal fold function exists along a continuum encompassing
variable degrees and patterns of partial denervation (paresis). Not abundantly recognized …

Rationale Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an adjunctive treatment for patients with
refractory epilepsy. In more than 30% of the patients VNS has no therapeutic effect. The goal …