The Effects of Craniofacial Muscle Contractions on the Formerly Vagus Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
Our results indicate that the fVSEP is the graphical expression of depolarization and repolarization overflow of signals happening at a distance from the source, as well as the electromyographic expression of unwanted muscle oscillations exerted by craniofacial muscle events registered beyond the point of recording. Therefore, the fVSEP should no longer be considered a brain somatosensory evoked potential nor a measure of autonomic function.
Authors
- Samuel P. Iglésias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2926-9770)
- Juan S. León-Ariza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0044-7828)
- Fidias E. Leon‐Sarmiento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0712-2097)
- Daniel S. Leon-Ariza
- Jorge Camilo Mora
- Mario A. Mosquera
- Angelo Fonseca
Institutions
- Baptist Hospital of Miami (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- Saint Francis University (US)
- Florida International University (US)
- Ochsner Medical Center (US)
- Saint Francis Hospital (US)
- Saint Francis Hospital (US)
- Baptist Health South Florida (US)
- Colciencias (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.83802
- Primary Topic
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00