Treatment of asthmatic bronchoconstriction by percutaneous low voltage vagal nerve stimulation: Case report

Internet Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Sepulveda, Pedro ^a   Bohill, Gorav ^b   Hoffmann, Thomas J ^c  

^a Alamo Medical Research   (United States)

^b Santa Rosa Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c ElectroCore LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchoconstriction; Bronchodilation; Dyspnea; FEV1; Spirometry; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; HYPERTENSION; LOW VOLTAGE VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; MALE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; SPIROMETRY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 77953365523     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15320642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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