Experience of Using Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Treat Drug Resistant Epilepsy

Experience of Using Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Treat Drug Resistant Epilepsy

Objective. To determine tolerability and effectiveness of continuous vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in patients with drug resistance epilepsy (DRE). Patients and Methods. A VNS system was implanted to 9 adults (aged 14–38) with DRE. The duration of catamnesis was 8–12 months. Results. During the firs...

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Main Authors: L. V. Lipatova, T. A. Skoromets, S. A. Gromov, S. D. Tabulina, A. V. Vtorov, M. M. Bondareva, A. G. Naryshkin, I. V. Galanin, S. A. Korovina, N. A. Sivakova, Yu. E. Mironenko
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2014-07-01
Series:Nevrologiâ, Nejropsihiatriâ, Psihosomatika
Subjects:
epilepsy
drug resistance
vagus nerve stimulation
Online Access:https://nnp.ima-press.net/nnp/article/view/408

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