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This reaction is known as a vasovagal syncope episode, also known as fainting. Vasovagal syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness. The vasovagal response, in which your blood pressure suddenly ...

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

Results showed a statistically significant benefit of vagus nerve stimulation compared with controls in terms of ACR20 response at week 12 (P = .0209). For patients with one prior exposure to a ...

(via SciShow) The vagus nerve is kind of a wellness it-girl right now. But some of the claims that influencers make about it are a little... out there. So we decided to do some research and get to the ...

were referred to our center for reflex syncope or functional bradyarrhythmias. In particular, patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS) were considered for CNA if they had multiple syncopal episodes with ...

Some are common and may affect millions of people worldwide. Others are rare and may only be seen in certain groups. Neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS) is the most common form of dysautonomia, also known ...

Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is the most common cause of syncope and can be provoked by sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG). Herein, we report a case of painful LBBB syndrome complicated with VVS, which was ...