Why the study?
Does periodic left vagus nerve stimulation reduce seizure frequency in children with medically and surgically intractable epilepsy?
Population
19 children with medically and surgically intractable epilepsy
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
2 to 30 months
Authors
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May support VNS consideration in refractory pediatric epilepsy; leaves open efficacy confirmation in randomized trials.
Does periodic left vagus nerve stimulation reduce seizure frequency in children with medically and surgically intractable epilepsy?
Periodic vagus nerve stimulation is well tolerated and effectively reduces seizure frequency in children with refractory epilepsy.
Hornig et al. (1997) studied this question.
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