Comparison of long-term survival with continued medical therapy, vagus nerve stimulation, and cranial epilepsy surgery in paediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy in the USA: an observational cohort study
Zhang L, Hall M, Lam SK
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health · 2023
Key finding
This study included 10 240 patients treated with antiseizure medications only, 5019 patients treated with antiseizure medications plus VNS, and 3033 patients treated with antiseizure medications plus cranial epilepsy surgery.
- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 240
Cite this study
Zhang, L., Hall, M., & Lam, S. K. (2023). Comparison of long-term survival with continued medical therapy, vagus nerve stimulation, and cranial epilepsy surgery in paediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy in the USA: an observational cohort study. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 7(7), 455-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00082-2
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