#$%^&*AU2010200759B220120308.pdf#####C:\NRPonbl\DCC\TXB\2747293_1.DOC - 1/3/10 ABSTRACT A method and an apparatus for treating a patient suffering from, or at risk for, a condition mediated by the inflammatory cytokine cascade, by electrically stimulating vagus nerve activity in an amount sufficient to inhibit the inflammatory cytokine cascade.2/6 Vagus Nerve 20a 2 0bu I 10 FI./