Effect of noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation on acute migraine: An open-label pilot study.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Goadsby, PJ; Grosberg, BM; Mauskop, A; Cady, R; Simmons, KA
- Source
- Cephalalgia. Oct2014, Vol. 34 Issue 12, p986-993. 8p.
- Subject
- *MIGRAINE
*NEURAL stimulation
*ELECTRIC stimulation
*BRAIN stimulation
*HEADACHE
- Language
- ISSN
- 0333-1024
The article presents a study that assesses a portable vagal nerve stimulator (nVNS) for acute treatment of migraine. The study included 30 participants with migraine with or without aura. It suggests that the potential of nVNS as an effective and well-tolerated acute treatment for migraine in certain patients.