Vagal nerve stimulation in patients with refractory epilepsy. Effect on seizure frequency, severity and qualify of life

被引：24

作者：

Morrow, JI ^{[1
]}

Bingham, E ^{[1
]}

Craig, JJ ^{[1
]}

Gray, WJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Royal Victoria Hosp, Dept Neurol, Directorate Neurosci, Belfast BT12 6BA, Antrim, North Ireland

来源：

SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY | 2000年 / 9卷 / 06期

关键词：

epilepsy; seizures; refractory epilepsy; vagus nerve stimulation; quality of life;

D O I：

10.1053/seiz.2000.0417

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Vagal nerve stimulation using an NCP (Cyberonics) device has been suggested as a potential treatment for patients with epilepsy that has previously proven refractory. Ten patients in Northern Ireland have had this device implanted and been fully audited pre- and post-operatively. Twelve months post-implantation, five patients have demonstrated a greater than 50% reduction in seizure frequency. A statistical reduction in seizure severity of the ictal phase of the major seizures has also been shown. Improvement in the patients' overall quality of life has, however, not been demonstrated in parallel to seizure reduction. (C) 2000 BEA Trading Ltd.

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页码：442 / 445

页数：4

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