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Table 2 Most commonly used nVNS dosing regimens: preventive and acute treatment

From: Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of cluster headache: early UK clinical experience

nVNS Dosing Regimen

No. (%)a of Patients

Preventive

 2 consecutive stimulations administered 3 × per day

13 (45)

 3 consecutive stimulations administered 2 × per day

8 (28)

Acute

 3 consecutive stimulations administered at the onset of each CH attack

10 (71)

  1. aPercentages are based on n = 29 patients using nVNS as preventive therapy and n = 14 patients using nVNS as acute treatment
  2. Abbreviations: CH cluster headache, nVNS non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation