Vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of bilateral independent temporal lobe epilepsy.
Epilepsia
; 42(7): 954-6, 2001 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We studied the effect of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on seizure reduction in patients with intractable epilepsy with bilateral independent temporal lobe foci.METHODS:
Ten patients who met the criterion of the presence of two distinctive clinical and ictal EEG seizure patterns were identified and followed up for 1 year.RESULTS:
Six patients had >50% reduction in their seizure frequency that persisted up to > or =1 year of follow-up, whereas four patients reported small or no reduction in their partial seizures.CONCLUSIONS:
VNS is often effective and well tolerated in this select group of intractable epilepsy patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Nervio Vago
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Terapia por Estimulación Eléctrica
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Epilepsia del Lóbulo Temporal
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Lateralidad Funcional
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Epilepsia
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos