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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" and to the use of our report dated
February 6, 2002, in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related
Prospectus of Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. dated April 24, 2002 for
the registration of up to 2,875,000 shares of its common stock.


                                                               Ernst & Young LLP



Dallas, Texas
April 24, 2002


