Accordingly, to provide vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), a patient's vagus nerve may be stimulated unilaterally or bilaterally in which a stimulating electrical signal is applied to one or both the branches of the vagus nerve, respectively. For example, coupling the electrodes 140(1-n) comprises ...
If the off-time is set at zero, the electrical signal in conventional VNS may provide continuous stimulation to the vagus nerve. Alternatively, the idle time may be as long as one day or more, in which case the pulse bursts are provided only once per day or at even longer intervals. ...
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