Long-term outcome of vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy using continuous assessment, with a note on mortality
Polkey CE, Nashef L, Queally C, Selway R, Valentin A
Seizure · 2022
Key finding
In a retrospective cohort of 464 patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, 81 of 171 with continuous follow-up were sustained responders; response was stable over years and linked to lower epilepsy-related mortality.
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- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 464
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Polkey, C. E., Nashef, L., Queally, C., Selway, R., & Valentin, A. (2022). Long-term outcome of vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy using continuous assessment, with a note on mortality. Seizure, 96, 74-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2022.01.017
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