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TREATMENT OPTIONS : VAGUS NERVE ... by Serene L. Patient Expert Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:21pm TREATMENT OPTIONS : VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION Vagus nerve stimulation therapy is another form of treatment that may be tried when medications fail to stop seizures... by sending regular small pulses of electrical energy to the brain via the vagus nerve, a large nerve in the neck. The energy is delivered by a flat, round battery, about Read on »
Resistant Depression Looks to the Vagus Nerve Stimulator by Dr. Deb Patient Expert Posted Wed 07 Jan 2009 6:52pm psychological and psychiatric disorders. On July 15, 2005, the FDA approved Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a treatment for chronic depression. The Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) is not related to brain surgery, although it is a treatment that affects the function of the brain. VNS uses specific stimulation of the vagus nerve to send stimulation to specific parts Read on »
Love your vagus nerve by Broken Brilliant Patient Expert Posted Sun 25 Apr 2010 12:00am click on it to zoom in. Check out all the parts of your body that are affected by the vagus nerve (or “nerve X” as it’s sometimes called) — that starts up in the right-hand corner... One of the great mysteries of life, is how the vagus nerve can be so widely ignored. It’s the biggest nerve in the body and it extends from brain (starting near the carotid Read on »
What Happens in Vegas… (or do I mean Vagus?) by lisakthrives Posted Fri 17 Jun 2011 12:00pm Generally, when I discuss the vagus nerve and its profound impact on stress levels (and all the associated physiological effects) with clients, they quietly repeat....   This Vegas might not be quite as relaxing for the body as... The Vagus Nerve Why is the vagus nerve so darn important? In relation to stress management and disease Read on »
Deep Brain Stimulation for Fibromyalgia? by Deb Patient Expert Posted Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:31am The medical community is beginning to latch on to a new treatment for depression called vagus nerve stimulation. St. Jude Medical and Mayo Clinic have dedicated web pages on the procedure. In late 2007, an article was printed in Science Daily which explains how the brain and the immune system are interconnected through the vagus nerve. "It turns out Read on »
Deep Brain Stimulation for Fibromyalgia? by Deb Patient Expert Posted Sun 16 Mar 2008 12:29pm The medical community is beginning to latch on to a new treatment for depression called vagus nerve stimulation. St. Jude Medical and Mayo Clinic have dedicated web pages on the procedure. In late 2007, an article was printed in Science Daily which explains how the brain and the immune system are interconnected through the vagus nerve Read on »
VNS for Fibromyalgia follow-up by Deb Patient Expert Posted Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:31am Thanks to "earthling" for posting a link to a study on vagus nerve stimulation for persons with fibromyalgia. If you might be interested in participating in the trial, info... in pain transmission at both spinal and supraspinal levels,stimulation of the vagus nerve might reduce pain and improve quality of life. Cyberonics, Inc. is the manufacturer Read on »
VNS for Fibromyalgia follow-up by Deb Patient Expert Posted Wed 02 Apr 2008 1:51pm Thanks to "earthling" for posting a link to a study on vagus nerve stimulation for persons with fibromyalgia. If you might be interested in participating in the trial... involved in pain transmission at both spinal and supraspinal levels,stimulation of the vagus nerve might reduce pain and improve quality of life. Cyberonics, Inc. is the manufacturer Read on »
IT SOUNDS VAGUSLY FAMILIAR by rlee8235 Posted Fri 26 Aug 2011 4:21pm of the Vagus nerve and its possible use for Fibromyalgia.  Am I the only one that gets nervous about this stuff? I just don't like the idea of anything fooling around with my brain until a little more solid research is done. Creating different pathways without knowing all of the effects that it has is just a little unnerving.  The Vagus nerve is one Read on »
Zap that ED away! by Laura Patient Expert Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:05am Always on the lookout for innovations in treatment, today was the first time I've heard report of using deep brain stimulation for anorexia . Small study, extreme cases, but interesting. DBS has been used to treat Parkinson's and depression . And vagus nerve stimulation has been used with bulimia , depression, and epilepsy. It makes you wonder Read on »