Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18
Published: Dec. 11, 2024
Vagus
nerve
stimulation
(VNS)
has
emerged
as
a
promising
therapeutic
approach
for
stroke
treatment,
drawing
significant
attention
due
to
its
potential
benefits.
However,
despite
this
growing
interest,
systematic
bibliometric
analysis
of
the
research
landscape
is
yet
be
conducted.
Neurotherapeutics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
21(3), P. e00337 - e00337
Published: Feb. 19, 2024
Stroke
is
one
of
the
most
common
and
debilitating
neurological
conditions
worldwide.
Those
who
survive
experience
motor,
sensory,
speech,
vision,
and/or
cognitive
deficits
that
severely
limit
remaining
quality
life.
While
rehabilitation
programs
can
help
improve
patients'
symptoms,
recovery
often
limited,
patients
frequently
continue
to
impairments
in
functional
status.
In
this
review,
invasive
neuromodulation
techniques
augment
effects
conventional
methods
are
described,
including
vagus
nerve
stimulation
(VNS),
deep
brain
(DBS)
brain-computer
interfaces
(BCIs).
addition,
evidence
base
for
each
these
techniques,
pivotal
trials,
future
directions
explored.
Finally,
emerging
technologies
such
as
near-infrared
spectroscopy
(fNIRS)
shift
artificial
intelligence-enabled
implants
wearables
examined.
field
implantable
devices
chronic
stroke
still
a
nascent
stage,
data
reviewed
suggestive
immense
potential
reducing
impact
impairment
from
globally
prevalent
disorder.
Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18
Published: Aug. 16, 2024
Background
Transcutaneous
Vagal
Nerve
Stimulation
(tVNS)
has
been
used
as
a
promising
noninvasive
neuromodulation
technique
for
the
treatment
of
various
systems.The
aim
this
study
was
to
analyze
research
hotspots
and
future
directions
tVNS
in
21st
century
by
using
bibliometric
methods.
Methods
The
object
literature
related
from
Web
Science
database
2000
May
2024.
In
order
measure
number
issuance,
institutions,
authors,
countries,
keywords,
co-citations,
journals
publication,
we
VOSviewer,
Citespace,
Bibliometrix
R-package,
Scimago
Graphica
software.
A
narrative
review
current
content
conducted
gain
better
understanding
state
field.
Results
total
569
papers
were
included
study.
results
show
that
2024,
publications
shows
an
increasing
trend
year
year,
involving
326
institutions.
United
States,
China,
Germany
are
major
centers.
identified
399
which
roughly
formed
11
natural
clusters,
revealing
mainly
reflected
3
areas:
intervention
efficacy
on
nervous
system
diseases,
mechanism
action
tVNS,
stimulation
mode
tVNS.
top
10
most
cited
references
focus
into
Conclusion
safety
have
confirmed
previous
studies,
but
standardized
protocol
not
yet
developed,
clinical
studies
small
sample
sizes
lack
multicenter
multidisciplinary
collaboration.
Currently,
is
neurological
psychiatric
cardiovascular
some
autoimmune
diseases.
It
expected
field
will
continue
application
central
diseases
exploration
mechanisms,
at
same
time,
with
rise
non-invasive
technology,
other
also
great
potential
development.
Bioelectronic Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: Sept. 13, 2024
Abstract
The
identification
of
acute
cardioprotective
strategies
against
myocardial
ischemia/reperfusion
(I/R)
injury
that
can
be
applied
in
the
catheterization
room
is
currently
an
unmet
clinical
need
and
several
interventions
evaluated
past
at
pre-clinical
level
have
failed
translation.
Autonomic
imbalance,
sustained
by
abnormal
afferent
signalling,
a
key
component
I/R
injury.
Accordingly,
there
strong
rationale
for
neuromodulation
strategies,
aimed
reducing
sympathetic
activity
and/or
increasing
vagal
tone,
this
setting.
In
review
we
focus
on
cervical
nerve
stimulation
(cVNS)
transcutaneous
auricular
vagus
(taVNS);
latest
has
potential
to
overcome
issues
invasive
cVNS,
including
possibility
being
used
setting,
while
retaining
its
beneficial
effects.
First,
discuss
pathophysiology
injury,
mostly
consequence
overproduction
reactive
oxygen
species.
Second,
describe
functional
anatomy
parasympathetic
branch
autonomic
nervous
system
most
relevant
principles
bioelectronic
medicine
electrical
modulation,
with
particular
taVNS.
Then,
provide
detailed
comprehensive
summary
studies
non-invasive
VNS
support
effect
whenever
or
chronic
cardiac
specifically
setting
benefit
emerging
field
post
arrest
syndrome
(PCAS)
also
mentioned.
Indeed,
cVNS
anti-adrenergic,
anti-inflammatory,
antioxidants,
anti-apoptotic
pro-angiogenic
effect;
involved
molecular
pathways
were
already
directly
confirmed
take
place
Pre-clinical
data
clearly
show
sooner
applied,
better
outcome,
marked
infarct
size
reduction
almost
complete
left
ventricular
reverse
remodelling
when
immediately
before
during
reperfusion.
Finally,
detail
limited
but
very
promising
experience
taVNS
available
so
far.
BMJ Open,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. e092520 - e092520
Published: March 1, 2025
Introduction
Arm
weakness
after
stroke
is
one
of
the
leading
causes
adult-onset
disability.
Invasive
vagus
nerve
stimulation
(VNS)
paired
with
rehabilitation
has
been
shown
to
improve
arm
recovery
in
chronic
stroke.
Small
studies
non-invasive
or
transcutaneous
VNS
(tVNS)
suggest
it
safe
and
tolerable.
However,
not
known
whether
tVNS
effective
promoting
what
mechanisms
action
are.
Methods
analysis
TRICEPS
a
UK
multicentre,
double-blinded,
superiority,
parallel-group,
three-arm
two-stage
an
option
select
promising
arm(s)
at
50%
accrual,
individually
randomised,
sham-controlled
trial.
Up
243
participants
will
be
randomised
(1:1:1)
using
minimisation
via
restricted,
web-based
centralised
system.
delivered
by
movement-activated
system
(TVNS
Technologies),
which
delivers
during
repetitive
task
practice.
Rehabilitation
consist
training
for
1
hour
day,
5
days
per
week
12
weeks.
Participants
adults
anterior
circulation
ischaemic
between
6
months
10
years
prior
moderate-severe
weakness.
The
primary
outcome
measure
change
Upper
Limb
Fugl-Meyer
total
motor
score
91
start
treatment.
Secondary
measures
include
Wolf
Motor
Function
Test,
Modified
Ashworth
Scale
assess
spasticity
affected
Stroke-Specific
Quality
Life
Scale.
A
mechanistic
substudy
including
40
explore
active
versus
sham
multimodal
MRI
serum
inflammatory
cytokine
levels.
Participant
recruitment
started
on
30
November
2023.
Ethics
dissemination
study
received
ethical
approval
from
Cambridge
Central
Research
Committee
(REC
reference:
22/NI/0134).
Dissemination
results
publications
scientific
journals,
meetings,
written
reports
articles
stakeholder
publications.
Trial
registration
number
NCT20221867
.
Stroke,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
55(2), P. 519 - 522
Published: Dec. 14, 2023
Implantable
vagus
nerve
stimulation,
paired
with
high-dose
occupational
therapy,
has
been
shown
to
be
effective
in
improving
upper
limb
function
among
patients
stroke
and
received
regulatory
approval
from
the
US
Food
Drug
Administration
Centers
for
Medicare
&
Medicaid
Services.
Combining
nonsurgical
surgical
approaches
of
stimulation
recent
meta-analyses
resulted
misleading
reports
on
efficacy
each
type
stroke.
This
article
aims
clarify
confusion
surrounding
implantable
as
a
poststroke
treatment
option,
highlighting
importance
distinguishing
between
transcutaneous
auricular
stimulation.
Recent
have
inappropriately
combined
studies
fundamentally
different
interventions,
outcome
measures,
participant
selection,
which
do
not
conform
methodological
best
practices
and,
hence,
cannot
used
deduce
relative
types
rehabilitation.
Health
care
providers,
patients,
insurers
should
rely
appropriately
designed
research
guide
well-informed
decisions.
IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28(3), P. 1285 - 1296
Published: Dec. 18, 2023
Motor
learning
plays
a
crucial
role
in
human
life,
and
various
neuromodulation
methods
have
been
utilized
to
strengthen
or
improve
it.
Transcutaneous
auricular
vagus
nerve
stimulation
(taVNS)
has
gained
increasing
attention
due
its
non-invasive
nature,
affordability
ease
of
implementation.
Although
the
potential
taVNS
on
regulating
motor
suggested,
actual
regulatory
effect
yet
fully
explored.
Electroencephalogram
(EEG)
analysis
provides
an
in-depth
understanding
cognitive
processes
involved
so
as
offer
methodological
support
for
regulation
learning.
To
investigate
learning,
this
study
recruited
22
healthy
subjects
participate
single-blind,
sham-controlled,
within-subject
serial
reaction
time
task
(SRTT)
experiment.
Every
subject
two
sessions
at
least
one
week
apart
received
20-minute
active/sham
each
session.
Behavioral
indicators
well
EEG
characteristics
during
state,
were
extracted
analyzed.
The
results
revealed
that
compared
sham
group,
active
group
showed
higher
performance.
Additionally,
indicated
after
taVNS,
motor-related
cortical
amplitudes
alpha-gamma
modulation
index
decreased
significantly
functional
connectivity
based
partial
directed
coherence
towards
frontal
lobe
was
enhanced.
These
findings
suggest
can
mainly
through
enhancing
memory
functions
rather
than
simple
movement
This
confirms
positive
which
is
particularly
promising
it
offers
avenue
skills
facilitating
rehabilitation.
Brain & Neurorehabilitation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Stroke
is
a
leading
global
cause
of
death
and
disability,
with
motor
impairment
being
one
the
common
post-stroke
complications.
Rehabilitation
crucial
for
functional
recovery.
Recently,
non-invasive
brain
stimulation
(NIBS)
has
emerged
as
promising
intervention
that
allows
neuromodulation
by
activating
or
inhibiting
neural
activity
in
specific
regions.
This
narrative
review
aims
to
examine
current
research
on
effects
various
NIBS
techniques,
including
repetitive
transcranial
magnetic
stimulation,
direct
vagus
nerve
focused
ultrasound
function.
Biomolecules,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(12), P. 1511 - 1511
Published: Nov. 26, 2024
A
new
therapeutic
approach,
known
as
neuromodulation
therapy—which
encompasses
a
variety
of
interventional
techniques
meant
to
alter
the
nervous
system
in
order
achieve
effects—has
emerged
recent
years
result
advancements
neuroscience.
Currently
used
methods
for
include
direct
and
indirect
approaches,
well
invasive
non-invasive
interventions.
For
instance,
two
primary
stimulating
vagus
nerve
(VN)
are
VN
stimulation
(iVNS)
transcutaneous
(tVNS).
Since
latter
is
non-invasive,
basic,
clinical,
translational
studies
have
focused
on
auricular
(taVNS),
tVNS
therapy,
because
its
advantages
over
iVNS,
including
ease
use,
greater
accessibility,
lower
side
effect
profile.
taVNS
currently
novel
neuromodulatory
application
treat
cardiovascular,
mental,
autoimmune
diseases.
Future
applications
this
technology
conditions
like
atrial
fibrillation
(AF)
or
ischemic
stroke
highly
likely
due
advancement.