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fMRI in patients implanted with a vagal nerve stimulator
OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the feasibility and safety of using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to determine the blood oxygen level dependent changes (BOLD) in patients undergoing vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) for the treatment of epilepsy. METHODS Four patients with an implanted vagus nerve stimulator had fMRI images acquired during several cycles of intermittent VNS. Blood oxygen ...
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A vagal nerve stimulator (VNS) is a device designed to prevent seizures in patients with drug-refractory epilepsy by providing high-frequency (20–30 Hz) electrical stimulation of the left vagus nerve, activating vagal nerve afferent fibers that carry signals to the brain and reduce seizure activity. Similar to a cardiac pacemaker, the device generator is implanted in the left subpectoral area. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0976-9668
DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.107254