A Study Of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) With Mobility Training For Gait Recovery After Chronic Ischemic Stroke

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Ischemic stroke ≥6 months prior to enrollment. * Post-stroke lower extremity impairment defined as gait velocity of less than 0.8 m/s on a 10-meter walk test * Provision of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Intracerebral Hemorrhage * Active or prior psychosis or substance abuse within two years. * Pre-stroke modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 3-5. * Unable to participate in in-clinic rehabilitation. * Preexisting neurological disorders affecting gait and mobility, such as Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), dementia, major head trauma.