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Good evening I have read an article that vns can treat a person with minimum consciousness is there any treatment available for the vagus nerve stimulation for a patient who is in vegetative state since last 26 months please let me know if such treatment is available in ahmedabad, India.
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Vagus nerve stimulation or vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is a medical treatment that involves delivering electrical impulses to the vagus nerve. It is used as an adjunctive treatment for certain types of intractable epilepsy and treatment-resistant depression. Vagus nerve stimulation is a procedure that involves implantation of a device that stimulates the vagus nerve with electrical impulses. Take care
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