PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the occurrence of a side effect that appears physically.SOLUTION: There is provided a nerve stimulation apparatus 2 which comprises: a stimulation pulse generation unit 6 for generating a stimulation pulse to be output to the vagus nerve a myoelectric signal measurement unit 7 for measuring a myoelectric signal and a muscle response determination unit 8 for determining the presence or absence of a muscle response synchronous with the stimulation pulse generated by the stimulation pulse generation unit 6 on the basis of the myoelectric signal measured by the myoelectric signal measurement unit 7.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】身体的に現れる副作用の発生を未然に防止する。【解決手段】迷走神経に対して出力する刺激パルスを発生する刺激パルス発生部6と、筋電信号を測定する筋電信号測定部7と、筋電信号測定部7により測定された筋電信号に基づいて、刺激パルス発生部6による刺激パルスの発生に同期した筋の応答の有無を判定する筋応答判定部8とを備える神経刺激装置2を提供する。【選択図】図2
