what is a vagel nerve stimulator?
The vagus nerve stimulator is a device used to assist in the treatment of certain cases of Epilepsy & in long term chronic depression. The vagus nerve serves as a primary communication pathway between your brain and such major organs as your heart, lungs and intestines. There’s one vagus nerve on each side of your body. The nerve runs from your brainstem through your neck and down to your chest and abdomen. Information travels through this nerve to and from your central nervous system. Vagus nerve stimulation uses electrical impulses to affect mood centers in the brain by stimulating the vagus nerve. The treatment is sometimes called vagal nerve stimulation. With vagus nerve stimulation, a device called a pulse generator is surgically implanted in the upper left side of your chest. The device is about the size of a stopwatch. A lead wire is connected to the pulse generator. The lead wire is guided under your skin from your chest up to your neck, where it’s attached to the left vagus ne
