Electrical stimulation of the peripheral and central vestibular system

C Lopez, KE Cullen - Current opinion in neurology, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Recent studies have established that GVS evokes robust and parallel activation of both
canal and otolith afferents that is significantly different from that evoked by natural head …

Efficacy of nGVS to improve postural stability in people with bilateral vestibulopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R McLaren, PF Smith, RL Taylor, S Ravindran… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) has been used to boost vestibular
afferent information to the central nervous system. This has the potential to improve postural …

The effect of mechanical vibration-based stimulation on dynamic balance control and gait characteristics in healthy young and older adults: A systematic review of …

H Xie, H Song, C Schmidt, WP Chang, JH Chien - Gait & Posture, 2023 - Elsevier
Background A good dynamic balance control and stable gait played an important role in the
daily ambulation, especially for older adults with sensorimotor degeneration. This study …

Scoping out noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation: a review of the parameters used to improve postural control

R McLaren, PF Smith, RL Taylor, IK Niazi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) has been used to facilitate vestibular
function and improve gait and balance in people with poor postural control. The aim of this …

Low-intensity vestibular noise stimulation improves postural symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy

M Wuehr, D Peto, UM Fietzek, S Katzdobler… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Postural imbalance and falls are an early disabling symptom in patients with
progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) of multifactorial origin that may involve abnormal …

[HTML][HTML] Stochastic resonance in the sensory systems and its applications in neural prosthetics

P Matthews, P Raul, LM Ward, JJA van Boxtel - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Noise is generally considered to be detrimental. In the right conditions, however, noise can
improve signal detection or information transmission. This counterintuitive phenomenon is …

Mechanisms underlying treatment effects of vestibular noise stimulation on postural instability in patients with bilateral vestibulopathy

M Wuehr, J Eder, S Kellerer, T Amberger, K Jahn - Journal of Neurology, 2024 - Springer
Background Previous studies indicate that imbalance in patients with bilateral
vestibulopathy (BVP) may be reduced by treatment with low-intensity noisy galvanic …

Effects of low-intensity vestibular noise stimulation on postural instability in patients with Parkinson's disease

M Wuehr, F Schmidmeier, S Katzdobler… - Journal of …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: Postural instability is a major disabling factor in patients with advanced
Parkinson's disease (PD) and often resistant to treatment. Previous studies indicated that …

Repetitive low-intensity vestibular noise stimulation partly reverses behavioral and brain activity changes following bilateral vestibular loss in rats

M Wuehr, E Eilles, M Lindner, M Grosch, R Beck… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Low-intensity noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) can improve static and dynamic
postural deficits in patients with bilateral vestibular loss (BVL). In this study, we aimed to …

A mobile electrical stimulator for therapeutic modulation of the vestibular system—design, safety, and functionality

S Kollmansperger, J Decker, S Berkes, K Jahn… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Low-intensity noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) is a promising non-invasive
treatment for enhancing vestibular perceptual performance and postural control in patients …