Evaluation of refractory epilepsy treated with vagus nerve stimulation for up to 5 years
Ben-Menachem E, Hellström K, Waldton C, Augustinsson L
Neurology · 1999
Key finding
Seizure control with VNS was sustained over up to 5 years of follow-up in patients with refractory epilepsy.
- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 64
Cite this study
Ben-Menachem, E., Hellström, K., Waldton, C., & Augustinsson, L. (1999). Evaluation of refractory epilepsy treated with vagus nerve stimulation for up to 5 years. Neurology.
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