Neuromodulation Therapy with Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Intractable Epilepsy: A 2-Year Efficacy Analysis Study in Patients under 12 Years of Age

To study the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy as an adjunctive treatment for intractable epilepsy in patients under 12 years of age, we analyzed 2-year postimplant data of 35 consecutive patients. Of the 35 patients, 18 (51.4%) at 6 months, 18 (51.4%) at 12 months, and 21 (60.1%) at...

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Autores principales: Gurbani, Suresh, Chayasirisobhon, Sirichai, Cahan, Leslie, Choi, SooHo, Enos, Bruce, Hwang, Jane, Lin, Meei, Schweitzer, Jeffrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4764724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26977314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9709056

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4764724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26977314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9709056

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