Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Pain Intensity, Nerve Conduction Studies and Functional Outcomes in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Patients
To evaluate the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in reducing neuropathic pain, symptom severity, electrophysiological studies and functional outcomes in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
• Thirty patients diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy of both genders.
• Age range between 45 and 60 years.
• Presence of numbness and/or pain in the feet with no other identifiable cause.
• Pain characterized as stabbing, electric shock-like, or burning in nature.
• Presence of glove-stocking sensory changes and abnormal sensations in the distal lower limbs.
• Ability to ambulate independently without assistance.
• Patients under full medical control.
• Hemoglobin A1c levels ranging from 6.5% to 7%.
• History of diabetes mellitus for more than 5 years.