Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation and the realm of its therapeutic hopes and physiologic enigmas

Max J. Hilz; Armin Bolz

doi:10.1016/j.autneu.2022.103039

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation and the realm of its therapeutic hopes and physiologic enigmas

Max J. Hilz, Armin Bolz

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Abstract

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established treatment option for patients with treatment resistant epilepsy and depression. However, the procedure is invasive and has side-effects. Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) is a non-invasive alternative. Particularly transcutaneous stimulation at the outer ear is gaining increasing interest. While the scope of therapeutic tVNS applications is expanding, there are still questions regarding the optimal stimulation parameters and site as well as the physiology and pathways of auricular tVNS. This Special Issue of Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic & Clinical provides an introduction and overview on basic aspects as well as special topics of tVNS.

Original language	English
Article number	103039
Journal	Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical
Volume	243
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2022.103039
State	Published - Dec 2022

Keywords

Auricular branch of the vagus nerve
Concha cymba
Locus coeruleus
Nucleus tractus solitarii
Tragus
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

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