Key result
Left vagal nerve stimulation was identified as a potentially practical alternative treatment for uncontrolled epilepsy in two patients with severe functional impairments from anticonvulsant medications.
Why the study?
Does left vagal nerve stimulation improve balance and cognition in patients with uncontrolled complex partial seizures?
Case Report (n=2)
Does left vagal nerve stimulation improve balance and cognition in patients with uncontrolled complex partial seizures?
Vagal nerve stimulation may be a practical alternative treatment for uncontrolled epilepsy to avoid the severe functional impairments associated with anticonvulsant medications.
May suggest vagal stimulation avoids anticonvulsant impairments in uncontrolled epilepsy; case reports leave effects on balance and cognition open.
Balance and cognition were assessed in two patients with uncontrolled complex partial seizures. The patients were on anticonvulsant medications and were treated with left vagal stimulation. Balance and cognition were assessed before and after vagal stimulation, and the results were compared with age matched controls and older patients with Parkinson's disease. Severe impairments of function were found in the epileptic patients, and such negative effects of medication make vagal stimulation a potentially practical alternative treatment for uncontrolled epilepsy.
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CLARKE et al. (1991) conducted a case report in Uncontrolled complex partial seizures (n=2). Left vagal nerve stimulation vs. Before vagal stimulation, age-matched controls, and older patients with Parkinson's disease was evaluated on Balance and cognition. Left vagal nerve stimulation was identified as a potentially practical alternative treatment for uncontrolled epilepsy in two patients with severe functional impairments from anticonvulsant medications.
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