Electroencephalographic characteristics of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for prolonged disorders of consciousness: a study protocol.
Frontiers in Neuroscience 2025 Haoyang Jiao, Weihang Zhai, Jinling Zhang et al.
Increasing evidence indicates that transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) can promote the recovery of consciousness levels in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (pDOC). However, previous clinical studies have shown inconsistent clinical efficacy of taVNS in treating pDOC. This could be because no research has clearly defined the indications for taVNS treatment...