Long-Term Outcome in Adult Patients with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Submitted to Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Santi S, Fuggetta F, Colicchio G, D’Ercole M, Izzo A, D’Alessandris QG, Burattini B, Martinelli R, Montano N
Brain Sciences · 2024
Key finding
Among the 73 patients with follow-up data, 80.8% were responders, experiencing significant reductions in seizure frequency over an average follow-up period of 9.4 years.
- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 73
Cite this study
Santi, S., Fuggetta, F., Colicchio, G., D’Ercole, M., Izzo, A., D’Alessandris, Q. G., Burattini, B., Martinelli, R., & Montano, N. (2024). Long-Term Outcome in Adult Patients with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Submitted to Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Brain Sciences, 14(7), 639. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14070639
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