Long-Term Efficacy and Quality-of-Life Changes After Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Adult Patients With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Zwolińska E, Birski M, Hoppe S, Paczkowski D, Harat M
Journal of Clinical Neurology · 2025
Key finding
Improvements in seizure frequency, duration, and strength were observed in 65% of the patients with drug-resistant epilepsy treated using VNS.
- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
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Cite this study
Zwolińska, E., Birski, M., Hoppe, S., Paczkowski, D., & Harat, M. (2025). Long-Term Efficacy and Quality-of-Life Changes After Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Adult Patients With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy. Journal of Clinical Neurology, 21(2), 113. https://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2024.0218
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