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    Comparing the accuracy of ultrasound-based measurements of the cervical vagus nerve

    Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has become a promising therapy especially for drug resistant epilepsy and other pathologies. Side effects or missing therapeutic success are observed due to cuff electrodes that a...

    Johann Dörschner, Johann Otto Pelz, Alexander Michael Kerner in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Cervical vagus nerve morphometry and vascularity in the context of nerve stimulation - A cadaveric study

    Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has become a well-established therapy for epilepsy and depression, and is emerging to treat inflammatory disease, with the cervical vagus nerve (CVN) as major stimulation site. CV...

    Niels Hammer, Sabine Löffler, Yusuf Ozgur Cakmak, Benjamin Ondruschka in Scientific Reports (2018)