Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a surgical procedure that involves implanting a device in the chest wall that sends electrical pulses to the brain. Healthcare professionals use this procedure to ...

VNS is the process of electrically stimulating the vagus nerve via a surgically implanted device. It is generally safe, but may cause temporary side effects, such as hoarseness, coughing, and ...

Why vagus nerve stimulation? In 1985 Zabara proposed that VNS might disrupt the hypersynchronous brain electrical activity that underlies epileptic seizures, ... MRI with a head coil is felt to be ...

When researchers at ACR Convergence 2024 presented positive data from the RESET RA study regarding vagus nerve stimulation in rheumatoid arthritis, it represented the latest milestone on a long ...

One treatment option currently being explored is vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). VNS isn’t considered a widely accessible therapy, but it has been FDA-cleared for the treatment and prevention of ...