Vagal nerve stimulation as a promising tool in the improvement of cognitive disorders.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7605818 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-2747 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03619230 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Brain Res Bull Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: New York Ny : Elsevier Science
      Original Publication: Phoenix, N. Y. ANKHO International Inc.
    • Subject Terms:
      Memory* ; Vagus Nerve Stimulation*; Cognition Disorders/*psychology ; Cognition Disorders/*therapy; Animals ; Brain/physiopathology ; Clinical Trials as Topic ; Cognition Disorders/physiopathology ; Humans ; Treatment Outcome
    • Abstract:
      Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is known as an effective method of treatment in a number of neurological disorders. The low risk of side effects also makes it useful in clinical trials in other diseases. Branches of the vagal nerve innervate the anatomical structures known to be involved in memory processing. That is why it seems justified that several studies emphasize the impact of VNS on the cognitive and memory function in both healthy volunteers and patients with epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease. Results have shown that VNS can modulate different types of memory depending the protocol of stimulation in non-demented patients after both short term and chronic VNS application. Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS), which is a non-invasive method of VNS, opens up new perspectives for different clinical applications.
      (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; Cognition; Dementia; Epilepsy; Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation; Vagal nerve stimulation
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20191203 Date Completed: 20210603 Latest Revision: 20210603
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.brainresbull.2019.11.011
    • Accession Number:
      31790720