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Breakthrough Stroke Therapy Offers Hope

Illustration of the Vivistim device implanted in a woman's chest to stimulate the vagus nerve via a small chip. For stroke patients, this restores use of the arm.

Fact checked by Jim Lacy The effects of stroke, among the top drivers of disability in people over 60, have a new foe in Vivistim. The device stimulates the vagus nerve via a small chip implanted in a person’s chest. The goal: to restore arm function. The therapy is intended for people six months removed […]