Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy for the Treatment of Seizures in Refractory Postencephalitic Epilepsy: A Retrospective Study

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy for the Treatment of Seizures in Refractory Postencephalitic Epilepsy: A Retrospective Study

BackgroundVagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for patients with refractory epilepsy, but there are few reports on the use of VNS for postencephalitic epilepsy (PEE). This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of VNS for refractory PEE.MethodsWe r...

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Main Authors: Yulin Sun, Jian Chen, Tie Fang, Lin Wan, Xiuyu Shi, Jing Wang, Zhichao Li, Jiaxin Wang, Zhiqiang Cui, Xin Xu, Zhipei Ling, Liping Zou, Guang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
vagus nerve stimulation
postencephalitic epilepsy
refractory epilepsy
encephalitis
children
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.685685/full

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