Percutaneous non-invasive stimulation: possibilities and prospects of the method in the practice of specialists in internal diseases

Abstract

The article provides an overview of key studies on vagus nerve stimulation. The vagus nerve stimulation method affects the nerve fibers of the internal and external nerve plexuses, enhancing the parasympathetic effect. The positive therapeutic effect has been achieved in various experimental and clinical studies on the treatment of neurological and cardiac diseases, metabolic syndrome, and obesity. It has been shown that vagus nerve stimulation reduces epileptic seizures frequency, cardiac arrhythmias, and is prognostically favorable for the treatment of ischemia and reperfusion injury of the myocardium. Recent studies have examined the inflammatory reflex involved in the pathogenesis of obesity. The role of bioelectronic vagus nerve stimulation is being actively investigated for the treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome.