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Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Stroke Motor Recovery—What Is Next?

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  1. Division of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Stroke, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Zafer Keser

  2. Department of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

    Wuwei Feng

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Z.K. drafted the manuscript and prepared the table and W.F. edited it with significant additions. Both authors contributed to the critical revision of the manuscript.

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Dr. Feng was a site principal investigator for the VNS-Rehab study.

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Z.K. is an assistant professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic and W.F. is a professor of neurology at Duke University School of Medicine. Both authors are board certified vascular neurologists.

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Keser, Z., Feng, W. Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Stroke Motor Recovery—What Is Next?. Transl. Stroke Res. 14, 438–442 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12975-022-01041-4

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