Effects and safety of vagus nerve stimulation on upper limb function in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is used to deliver electric current to stimulate the vagus nerve. The aim of this study is to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine its effects on motor function in patients with stroke. PubMED, Embase, Web of Science (WoS), and Scopus we...

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Main Authors: Auwal Abdullahi, Thomson W. L. Wong, Shamay S. M. Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42077-2