Vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of epilepsy

HFJ González, A Yengo-Kahn… - Neurosurgery Clinics of …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
About 50 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy, and about 30–40% of these persons
have seizures that are refractory to treatment with antiepileptic medication. 2–4 Surgical …

Rates and predictors of seizure freedom with vagus nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy

DJ Englot, JD Rolston, CW Wright, KH Hassnain… - …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Neuromodulation-based treatments have become increasingly important in
epilepsy treatment. Most patients with epilepsy treated with neuromodulation do not achieve …

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy update

JW Wheless, AJ Gienapp, P Ryvlin - Epilepsy & behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Epilepsy affects millions of people worldwide. Approximately one-third have
pharmacoresistant epilepsy, and of these, the majority are not candidates for epilepsy …

Traumatic brain injury pathophysiology and treatments: early, intermediate, and late phases post-injury

H Algattas, JH Huang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) affects a large proportion and extensive array of individuals in
the population. While precise pathological mechanisms are lacking, the growing base of …

A review of combined neuromodulation and physical therapy interventions for enhanced neurorehabilitation

A Evancho, WJ Tyler, K McGregor - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Rehabilitation approaches for individuals with neurologic conditions have increasingly
shifted toward promoting neuroplasticity for enhanced recovery and restoration of function …

Neurostimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: a systematic review of clinical evidence for efficacy, safety, contraindications and predictors for response

P Boon, E De Cock, A Mertens… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Head-to-head comparison of treatment modalities such as VNS, DBS and RNS across
different epileptic syndromes are required to decide which treatment modality is the most …

Outcome of vagus nerve stimulation for drug‐resistant epilepsy: the first three years of a prospective Japanese registry

K Kawai, T Tanaka, H Baba, M Bunker… - Epileptic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established option of adjunctive treatment for
patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy, however, evidence for long‐term efficacy is still limited …

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a feasibility trial

J Hakon, M Moghiseh, I Poulsen, CML Øland… - … : Technology at the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Preclinical studies have shown that surgically implanted vagus nerve stimulation
(VNS) promotes recovery of consciousness and cognitive function following experimental …

Norwegian population‐based study of long‐term effects, safety, and predictors of response of vagus nerve stimulation treatment in drug‐resistant epilepsy: the …

KH Kostov, H Kostov, PG Larsson, O Henning… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation
(VNS) over time, and to determine which patient groups derive the most benefit. Methods …

Vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy

L Pérez-Carbonell, H Faulkner, S Higgins… - Practical …, 2020 - pn.bmj.com
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a neuromodulatory therapeutic option for drug-resistant
epilepsy. In randomised controlled trials, VNS implantation has resulted in over 50 …