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Aurikuläre Vagusnerv-Stimulation (AuriStim) gegen Alkohol-Craving, gemessen mit der Pupillometrie – Eine Pilotstudie // Auricular Vagus nerve stimulation (Auristim) and alcohol craving, measured by pupillometry – a pilot study Journal für Neurologie, Neurochirurgie und Psychiatrie 2019; 20 (3): 106-110 Volltext (PDF) Summary Abbildungen
Keywords: Alkohol-Craving, AuriStim, perkutane Vagusnervstimulation, Pupillometrie, pVNS, alcohol craving, percutaneous Vagus nerve stimulation, pupillometry Aims: Aim was to investigate the reaction of the pupil to tropicamide in alcohol withdrawal, before and after percutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation with AuriStim. Method: In a prospective study, 30 patients were investigated for alcohol withdrawal. All patients were in inpatient care. The TEMPS-M short version captured the emotional attitude of the patients. With the OCD-scale and a visual 10cm scale, the alcohol demand of the patients was raised. The patients were treated with the standardized medication for alcohol withdrawal and additionally received a three-day percutaneous auricular stimulation of the vagus nerve. On the first and last day, the patients were measured pupilometrically with a receptor test. The averages were compared with the t-test for paired samples. Results: The difference between the mean differences on both days of the test is high significant. The Temps-M expression of the temperaments shows no effects on the measured values of pupillometry. No correlation could be found between indicated alcohol cravings in the scales and pupil diameter. Limitations: The patients were compared with themselves in the form of repeated measure ments, there is no control group of patients without stimulation. Conclusion: The parasympathetic activation by AuriStim in alcohol withdrawal may be useful to accelerate the balance of the autonomic nervous system.
Kurzfassung: Ziel: Untersucht wurde die Reaktion
der Pupille auf Tropicamid im Alkoholentzug,
vor und nach perkutaner aurikulärer Vagusnervstimulation
mit AuriStim. |