Farmer Adam D, Albu-Soda Ahmed, Aziz Qasim
Consultant Gastroenterologist, Gastroenterology, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
Clinical Research Fellow in the Centre for Neuroscience and Trauma, Blizard Institute, Wingate Institute of Neurogastroenterology, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London.
Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Nov 2;77(11):645-651. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.11.645.
The diverse array of end organ innervations of the vagus nerve, coupled with increased basic science evidence, has led to vagus nerve stimulation becoming a management option in a number of clinical disorders. This review discusses methods of electrically stimulating the vagus nerve and its current and potential clinical uses.
迷走神经终末器官的多样神经支配,加上越来越多的基础科学证据,使得迷走神经刺激成为多种临床疾病的一种治疗选择。本综述讨论了电刺激迷走神经的方法及其当前和潜在的临床应用。