Abstract
Recent data suggest that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) can inhibit cytokine release by inflammatory cells. Accordingly, an association between impaired cardiac parasympathetic function, as assessed by heart rate variability (HRV), and increased markers of inflammation has recently been reported. In this study we assessed the effect of direct left VNS on inflammatory markers and HRV in patients with refractory epilepsy.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 331-336 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | NeuroImmunoModulation |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Ambulatory
- Autonomic Nervous System
- C-Reactive Protein
- Child
- Electric Stimulation Therapy
- Electrocardiography
- Epilepsy
- Female
- Heart
- Heart Rate
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Interleukin-6
- Male
- Neuroimmunomodulation
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- Vagus Nerve
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