Long-Term Efficacy and Quality-of-Life Changes After Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Adult Patients With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

There is a current need to understand the efficacy and quality of life (QoL) outcomes of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). Identifying patients most likely to benefit from VNS could aid in their selection, reduce side effects, and improve outcomes. Here we studied clinical and QoL outcomes after VNS in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy and attempted to identify response predictors.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of 55 patients with drug-resistant epilepsy treated surgically during 2004-2018, 40 of whom were eligible for inclusion in the analysis. All surgeries were performed using a standard protocol by a neurosurgeon experienced in epilepsy treatment after referral by an attending neurologist. Data were collected from medical records and thro

SUBMITTER: Zwolinska E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11896742 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature