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Clinical Research Progress of the Post-Stroke Upper Limb Motor Function Improvement via Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Neural Plast. 2023 Sep 25;2023:9532713. doi: 10.1155/2023/9532713. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTStroke is a disease with high morbidity and disability, and motor impairment is a common sequela of stroke. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a type of non-invasive stimulation, which can effectively improve post-stroke motor dysfunction. This review discusses stimulation parameters, intervention timing, and the development of innovative devices for taVNS. We further summarize the application of taVNS in improving post-stroke upper limb motor function to further promote the clinical research and application...
Source: Neural Plasticity - October 4, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Xiaolong Shi Jingjun Zhao Shutian Xu Meng Ren Yuwei Wu Xixi Chen Zhiqing Zhou Songmei Chen Yu Huang Yuanli Li Chunlei Shan Source Type: research

Corrigendum to “Characterization of vagus nerve stimulation-induced pupillary responses in epileptic patients” [Brain Stimul. 15 (2022) 1498–1507]
The authors of the above paper would like to point out an omission in the ‘Funding Sources’ section of their paper. The sentence, ”and by the Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation for Neurosciences (F.M.R.E.-G.S.K.E.), which is a Belgian non-profit organization that support clinical research in the field of neurosciences (https://www.fmre-gske.be/pages/en/actual.html)” was mistakenly omitted from the end of this section. (Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation)
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - October 2, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Simone Vespa, Lars Stumpp, Giulia Liberati, Jean Delbeke, Antoine Nonclercq, Andr é Mouraux, Riëm El Tahry Source Type: research

Remotely supervised at-home delivery of taVNS for autism spectrum disorder: feasibility and initial efficacy
ConclusionRemotely supervised, proxy-administered, at-home delivery of taVNS is feasible in patients with ASD. Initial efficacy supports pursuing larger scale trials. (Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - September 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Frequency-specific modulation of oscillatory activity in the rat auditory cortex by vagus nerve stimulation
We previously found that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) strengthened stimulus-evoked activity in the superficial layer of the sensory cortex but not in the deep layer, suggesting that VNS altered the balance between the feedforward (FF) and feedback (FB) pathways. Band-specific oscillatory activities in the cortex could serve as an index of the FF-FB balance, but whether VNS affects cortical oscillations along sensory pathways through neuromodulators remains unclear. (Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation)
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - September 28, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Shinichi Kumagai, Tomoyo Isoguchi Shiramatsu, Akane Matsumura, Yohei Ishishita, Kenji Ibayashi, Yoshiyuki Onuki, Kensuke Kawai, Hirokazu Takahashi Source Type: research

Vagus Nerve Stimulation in refractory idiopathic generalised epilepsy: An Irish retrospective observational study
Idiopathic generalised epilepsies (IGE; also called genetic generalised epilepsies) comprise four distinct electroclinical syndromes: juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), childhood absence epilepsy (CAE), juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE), and epilepsy with generalised tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) alone [1,2]. Significant overlap exists between the different IGE syndromes, in particular between CAE and JAE [3], and patients may evolve from one IGE syndrome to another, for example, CAE to JME in adulthood [2]. (Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy)
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - September 25, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Javier Pe ña-Ceballos, Patrick B. Moloney, Antonio Valentin, Cara O'Donnell, Niamh Colleran, Brenda Liggan, Breege Staunton-Grufferty, Patricia Ennis, Roger Grogan, Gerard Mullins, Daniel J. Costello, Colin P. Doherty, Kieron J. Sweeney, Hany El Naggar, Source Type: research

Primary Cough Headache
AbstractPurpose of ReviewIn this review article, we summarize the most recent findings and observations in patients experiencing primary cough headache.Recent FindingsRecent studies draw attention to further characterization of patients with primary cough headache in a pulmonology clinic. There have also been recent case studies describing new therapy considerations, including noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation and lumbar punctures.SummaryPrimary cough headache has been a recognized entity since as early as 1932. Patients generally report a sudden onset, sharp headache lasting a few hours that is precipitated by Valsalva ...
Source: Current Pain and Headache Reports - September 25, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant generalized epilepsy in children aged six and younger
CONCLUSIONS: VNS could effectively reduce the seizure frequency and improve the QOL of children with DRGE aged six and younger. The novel scoring system was comprehensive and feasible to evaluate the efficacy of VNS. The time pattern of the long-term efficacy of VNS requires further investigation.PMID:37742915 | DOI:10.1016/j.neuchi.2023.101500 (Source: Neuro-Chirurgie)
Source: Neuro-Chirurgie - September 24, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jian Lyu Ju-Bo Wang Yu Quan Zhang Xi Shou-Ping Gong Qu Jian-Qiang Shao-Ping Huang Source Type: research

Effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant generalized epilepsy in children aged six and younger
CONCLUSIONS: VNS could effectively reduce the seizure frequency and improve the QOL of children with DRGE aged six and younger. The novel scoring system was comprehensive and feasible to evaluate the efficacy of VNS. The time pattern of the long-term efficacy of VNS requires further investigation.PMID:37742915 | DOI:10.1016/j.neuchi.2023.101500 (Source: Neurochirurgie)
Source: Neurochirurgie - September 24, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jian Lyu Ju-Bo Wang Yu Quan Zhang Xi Shou-Ping Gong Qu Jian-Qiang Shao-Ping Huang Source Type: research