Prospective long-term study of vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of refractory seizures (E04)
DeGiorgio C, Schachter S, Handforth A, Salinsky M, Thompson J, Uthman B, Reed R, Collins S, Tecoma E, Morris G, et al.
Epilepsia · 2000
Key finding
Median seizure reduction reached roughly 45% at 12 months, with efficacy increasing over the first year of VNS therapy.
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- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 195
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DeGiorgio, C., Schachter, S., Handforth, A., Salinsky, M., Thompson, J., Uthman, B., Reed, R., Collins, S., Tecoma, E., Morris, G., Vaughn, B., Naritoku, D., Henry, T., Labar, D., Gilmartin, R., Labiner, D., Osorio, I., Ristanovic, R., Jones, J., … Heck, C. (2000). Prospective long-term study of vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of refractory seizures (E04). Epilepsia.
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