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| Title |
Vagus nerve stimulation as a potential adjuvant to behavioral therapy for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders
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| Published in |
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s11689-017-9203-z |
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| Authors |
Crystal T. Engineer, Seth A. Hays, Michael P. Kilgard |
| Abstract |
Many children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders undergo expensive, time-consuming behavioral interventions that often yield only modest improvements. The development of adjunctive interventions that can increase the benefit of rehabilitation therapies is essential in order to improve the lives of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an FDA approved therapy that is safe and effective in reducing seizure frequency and duration in individuals with epilepsy. Individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders often exhibit decreased vagal tone, and studies indicate that VNS can be used to overcome an insufficient vagal response. Multiple studies have also documented significant improvements in quality of life after VNS therapy in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. Moreover, recent findings indicate that VNS significantly enhances the benefits of rehabilitative training in animal models and patients, leading to greater recovery in a variety of neurological diseases. Here, we review these findings and provide a discussion of how VNS paired with rehabilitation may yield benefits in the context of neurodevelopmental disorders. VNS paired with behavioral therapy may represent a potential new approach to enhance rehabilitation that could significantly improve the outcomes of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 38 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 34% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 13% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Estonia | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 15 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 33 | 87% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 150 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 150 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 11% |
| Researcher | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 24 | 16% |
| Unknown | 53 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 21 | 14% |
| Psychology | 19 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 13% |
| Unknown | 60 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 28. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 July 2023.
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