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
A comparative registry study of VNS in epilepsy patients with versus without autism (315 non-autism controls), examining seizure and behavioural outcomes.
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- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 315
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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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