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What does vagal nerve stimulation do?
The vagal nerve stimulator has two parts: an electrode that wraps around the left vagus nerve in the neck; and a pulse generator, which is implanted under the skin below the collarbone. The two parts are connected by a wire.
What is vagal nerve stimulation?
Vagal nerve stimulation is a treatment for epilepsy in which an electrode is implanted in the neck to deliver electrical impulses to the vagus nerve.
Can vagal nerve injury cause diarrhea?
Cardiac ablation is associated with vagal nerve damage. An individual has developed diarrhea within 24 hours of this procedure that is intractable. Doctors seem puzzled as no reason found for diarrrhea.
What is the purpose of vagal nerve stimulation?
Vagal nerve stimulation is an alternative to medication or surgical removal of brain tissue in controlling epileptic seizures.
Can vagal nerve damage cause some people experience a runny nose while eating?
Yes. The Vagus Nerve is associated with the production of mucus.
What nerve conveys parasympathetic signals to the heart?
Vagal
Increased vagal stimulation would cause?
"Increased vagal stimulation would cause..." The heart rate to decrease.
What success rate does vagal nerve stimulation have?
Approximately half of all patients who have received vagal nerve stimulation experience about a 50% reduction in seizures. Another 9% of patients obtain complete relief from seizures.
If you have a vagal nerve problem what can be done to fix it or cure some of the symptoms?
Don't know but I need the answer
What part of the nervous system is 'feed or breed'?
The parasympathetic, I believe you mean? The vagal nerve, in particular, quiets the body and its systems, and inhibits adrenal function, etc. In the sense of the question posed, the vagal nerve relaxes the body and prepares it for food intake and sexual activity.
Vagal escape occurs when heart is stimulated by what?
Vagal escape occurs when the parasympathetic nervous system, specifically the vagus nerve, fails to regulate the heart rate and the heart muscle is instead stimulated by other mechanisms. This can happen in situations where there is a prolonged increase in sympathetic nerve activity or when there is a dysfunction in the parasympathetic nervous system.
What is the golden bough in the underworld?
The Vagus nerve. Vagal stimulation brings you into a perinatal matrix. Read books by Stan Grof.
