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      A new choice for the treatment of epilepsy: electrical auricula-vagus-stimulation.

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          Preliminary reports have suggested that chronic, intermittent electrical stimulation of the cervical vagus nerve (VNS) is an effective treatment for patients who suffered from medically refractory epilepsy. But the traditional VNS is an invasive and implantable procedure that will bring some injury to the patient. Anatomic studies have confirmed the existence of auricular branch of the vagus nerve-Arnold nerve. The Arnold nerve mainly consists of afferent fibers and the superficial sites of the Arnold nerve are optimal for electrical stimulation. We hypothesized that electrical auricula-vagus-stimulation could be a new choice for the treatment of epilepsy.

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          Journal
          Med. Hypotheses
          Medical hypotheses
          Elsevier BV
          1532-2777
          0306-9877
          Aug 2011
          : 77
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
          Article
          S0306-9877(11)00184-8
          10.1016/j.mehy.2011.04.021
          21601370
          d2b6085e-fbc7-4c84-94bc-d8323f7b7998
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