"Vagus Nerve Stimulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An adjunctive treatment for PARTIAL EPILEPSY and refractory DEPRESSION that delivers electrical impulses to the brain via the VAGUS NERVE. A battery implanted under the skin supplies the energy.
| Descriptor ID |
D055536
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.331.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Vagus Nerve Stimulation- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Nerve Stimulation, Vagus
- Nerve Stimulations, Vagus
- Stimulation, Vagus Nerve
- Stimulations, Vagus Nerve
- Vagus Nerve Stimulations
- Vagal Nerve Stimulation
- Nerve Stimulation, Vagal
- Nerve Stimulations, Vagal
- Stimulation, Vagal Nerve
- Stimulations, Vagal Nerve
- Vagal Nerve Stimulations
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vagus Nerve Stimulation" by people in Profiles.
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Neuroimmune Modulation Through Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduces Inflammatory Activity in Crohn's Disease Patients: A Prospective Open-label Study. J Crohns Colitis. 2023 Dec 30; 17(12):1897-1909.
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Perioperative antibiotic use in vagus nerve stimulator implantation: a clinical series. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 May; 33(5):801-804.
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In situ repair of vagus nerve stimulator lead damage: technical note. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Dec; 25(6):679-682.
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Revision surgeries following vagus nerve stimulator implantation. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Aug; 30:83-87.
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Innovative devices for advanced heart failure: exploring the current state and future direction of device therapies. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2015 May; 30(3):267-76.
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Electrical control of epilepsy. Annu Rev Biomed Eng. 2014 Jul 11; 16:483-504.
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Seizure freedom with VNS monotherapy: a case report. Seizure. 2011 Nov; 20(9):735-7.