Effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation in epilepsy patients: a 12-year observation.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
A retrospective review of the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in 48 patients with intractable partial epilepsy was performed. Side effects were few and mild to moderate. Mean seizure frequency decreased by 26% after 1 year, 30% after 5 years, and 52% after 12 years with VNS treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Electric Stimulation Therapy
- Epilepsies, Partial
- Vagus Nerve