Long-term outcome after callosotomy or vagus nerve stimulation in consecutive prospective cohorts of children with Lennox-Gastaut or Lennox-like syndrome
Cukiert A, Cukiert C, Burattini J, Lima A, Forster C, Baise C, Argentoni-Baldochi M
Seizure · 2013
Key finding
In children with Lennox-Gastaut/Lennox-like syndrome, VNS produced seizure reductions over at least 2 years, though callosotomy yielded higher rates of marked atonic-seizure control.
- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 20
Cite this study
Cukiert, A., Cukiert, C., Burattini, J., Lima, A., Forster, C., Baise, C., & Argentoni-Baldochi, M. (2013). Long-term outcome after callosotomy or vagus nerve stimulation in consecutive prospective cohorts of children with Lennox-Gastaut or Lennox-like syndrome. Seizure.
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