Vagus nerve stimulation therapy in patients with autism spectrum disorder and intractable epilepsy: results from the vagus nerve stimulation therapy patient outcome registry
Levy ML, Levy KM, Hoff D, Amar AP, Park MS, Conklin JM, Baird L, Apuzzo MLJ
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics · 2010
Key finding
Two cohorts were compared: 1) patients with epilepsy but without ASD (non-ASD [NASD] Group, 315 patients) who were being tracked in the registry (this cohort, which was controlled for age, included patients 20 years of age or younger); and 2) patients with a diagnosis of ASD who underwent implant...
- Condition
- Autism
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 315
Cite this study
Levy, M. L., Levy, K. M., Hoff, D., Amar, A. P., Park, M. S., Conklin, J. M., Baird, L., & Apuzzo, M. L. J. (2010). Vagus nerve stimulation therapy in patients with autism spectrum disorder and intractable epilepsy: results from the vagus nerve stimulation therapy patient outcome registry. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 5(6), 595-602. https://doi.org/10.3171/2010.3.PEDS09153
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