Clinical Benefit of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy: Assessment of Randomized Controlled Trials and Prospective Non-Randomized Studies
Cramer SW, McGovern RA, Chen CC, Park MC
Journal of Central Nervous System Disease · 2023
Key finding
A review of four RCTs (three adult, one paediatric) of VNS for medically intractable epilepsy found high-frequency stimulation (>20 Hz) consistently reduced seizure frequency by 23–33% versus low-frequency control.
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- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Narrative / Scoping Review
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Cramer, S. W., McGovern, R. A., Chen, C. C., & Park, M. C. (2023). Clinical Benefit of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy: Assessment of Randomized Controlled Trials and Prospective Non-Randomized Studies. Journal of Central Nervous System Disease, 15. https://doi.org/10.1177/11795735231151830
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