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     • VNS therapy involves implanting a small electrical device, like a pacemaker, under the skin just behind the shoulder blade. This is then connected to the vagus nerve, just beside the trachea. The device sends electrical impulses to the brain via this nerve every few minutes.
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   What is vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy?

   • Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or ‘pulse generator’) which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator sends regular, mild electrical stimulations through this nerve to help calm down the irregular electrical brain activity that leads to seizures.

   Factsheet 6 VNS therapy - Epilepsy Society

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   What is a vagus nerve & how does it work?

   • The vagus nerves are a pair of nerves that start in the brain and run through the body. They carry messages between the brain and the body. What is VNS therapy and how does it work?

   Factsheet 6 VNS therapy - Epilepsy Society

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   Does VNS therapy work?

   • Some people feel that VNS therapy improves their mood, memory, or alertness, and may also help reduce depression and have a positive effect on their quality of life (overall wellbeing). What happens if it does not work?

   Factsheet 6 VNS therapy - Epilepsy Society

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   Does VNS therapy affect epileptic drugs?

   • If side effects are a problem, the neurologist or nurse can adjust the settings, or the magnet can be held over the stimulator for a few seconds to briefly stop the stimulation. VNS therapy does not affect, and is not affected by, anti-epileptic drugs.

   Factsheet 6 VNS therapy - Epilepsy Society

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   Does VNS therapy reduce seizures?

   • VNS therapy aims to reduce the number, length, and severity of seizures. For some people, their seizures become much less frequent, for some it may reduce their seizures a little, and for others it has no effect. VNS therapy may reduce the length or intensity of seizures, but this does not happen for everyone.

   Factsheet 6 VNS therapy - Epilepsy Society

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   Can VNS therapy cause side effects?

   • VNS therapy can cause side effects but usually only during the time that the nerve is being stimulated. Side effects may not happen for everyone but can include discomfort in the throat, a cough, dificulty swallowing, and a hoarse voice. Side effects may reduce over time and do not usually mean that the stimulator has to be switched off.

   Factsheet 6 VNS therapy - Epilepsy Society

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3. www.frontiersin.org › journals › veterinary-scienceFeasibility of Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation ...

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   Sep 15, 2020 · Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) has been frequently used in human medicine as an adjunct seizure therapy with low incidence of adverse events. Canine studies are limited to invasive surgical implants with no non-invasive evaluations currently published.

4. www.frontiersin.org › journals › veterinary-scienceTranscutaneous Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulation Induces ...

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   Jun 12, 2022 · Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a non-pharmacologic treatment option in human patients with epilepsy (1–3). This technique consists of providing controlled electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve, either through a device surgically implanted on the left cervical vagus nerve or through a non-invasive transcutaneous unit ( 2 , 4 ).

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6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesImplantable vagus nerve stimulator settings and short‐term ...

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   Sep 2, 2021 · Implantable vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) devices can be used to treat epilepsy in dogs. Adverse effects and short‐term complications associated with delivering suggested therapeutic electrical stimulation (>1.5 mA) are not well‐described.

   • Author: Thomas R Harcourt-Brown, Michael Carter
   • DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16226

   • Publish Year: 2021
   • Published: Sep-Oct 2021

7. epilepsysociety.org.uk › sites › defaultFactsheet 6 VNS therapy - Epilepsy Society

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   Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or ‘pulse generator’) which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator sends regular, mild electrical stimulations through this nerve to help calm down the irregular electrical brain activity that leads to ...

8. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 10403204Vagus nerve prolonged stimulation in cats: effects on ...

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   Purpose: To analyze the effect of prolonged (daily) electrical vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on daily amygdaloid kindling (AK) in freely moving cats. Methods: Fifteen adult male cats were implanted in both temporal lobe amygdalae, both lateral geniculate bodies, and prefrontal cortices.

9. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC10342206Vagus nerve stimulation: mechanisms and factors involved in ...

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   Abstract. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been recognized as a useful neuromodulation tool to target the central nervous system by electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves. Activation of the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) in the brainstem by vagal afferent nerve fibers allows for modulation of various higher order brain regions ...