Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Ischemic Stroke: Old Wine in a New Bottle

Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Ischemic Stroke: Old Wine in a New Bottle

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is currently FDA-approved for treatment of both medically refractory partial-onset seizures and severe, recurrent refractory depression which have failed to respond to medical interventions. Because of its ability to regulate mechanisms well-studied in neuroscience, suc...

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Main Authors: Peter Y Cai, Aakash eBodhit, Roselle eDerequito, Saeed eAnsari-Sadrabadi, Fawzi eAbukhalil, Spandana eThenkabail, Sarah eGanji, Pradeepan eSaravanapavan, Chandana C Shekar, Sharatchandra eBidari, Michael F Waters, Vishnumurthy Shushrutha Hedna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Stroke
Neuroinflammation
cerebral blood flow (CBF)
middle cerebral artery occlusion
glutamate excitotoxicity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00107/full

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