Electroencephalography Microstates Reveal Variability in Efficacy of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Primary Dysmenorrhea - PubMed
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- Primary dysmenorrhea (PDM) is a common gynecological disorder with limited treatment options.
- Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) shows promise in alleviating PDM symptoms, but long-term efficacy and individual variability are uncertain.
- A study with 60 PDM women and 30 healthy controls used EEG microstates to assess taVNS effects over 6 months.
- taVNS effectively alleviated PDM symptoms, with benefits lasting at least 6 months.
- Menstrual pain may be linked to abnormal brain microstates related to saliency and attention switching.
- Baseline EEG microstates may influence individual variability in taVNS efficacy.