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Vagus-nerve stimulation for the treatment of epilepsy

Ben-Menachem, Elinor·2002·The Lancet Neurology
DOI 10.1016/s1474-4422(02)00220-x
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Abstract

Vagus-nerve stimulation (VNS) is now an accepted treatment for patients with refractory epilepsy. There have been many studies suggesting that VNS affects the brain in such areas as the thalamus and other limbic structures. In addition, there is some evidence that norepinephrine is important in the prophylactic antiseizure effects of VNS. The efficacy of VNS has been established for partial seizure types, even in refractory patients who did not respond to surgical treatment for epilepsy. There are also data, from open-label studies, that suggest efficacy in other seizure types. Therefore, VNS seems to be a broad-spectrum treatment for epilepsy. Improvement is not immediate but increases over 18-24 months of treatment. Most studies report subjective improvements in various quality-of-life measurements during treatment with VNS--objective trials have confirmed this observation. Side-effects are mainly stimulation related and reversible and they tend to decrease over time. They are generally mild to moderate and seldom necessitate the removal of the device. No idiosyncratic side-effects have been reported in 12 years of experience, and VNS does not interact with antiepileptic drugs. Most adverse events are predictable and related to the specific stimulation regimen. VNS does not have cognitive and systemic side-effects and can, therefore, be a valuable treatment approach even for patients who have poor tolerance of antiepileptic drugs.

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  1. Zabara, 1985, Time course of seizure control to brief repetitive stimuli, Epilepsia, 26, 518
  2. Stoica, 1967, Effects of vagus afferents on strychnine focus of coronal gyrus, Rev Roum Neurol, 4, 287
  3. Stoica, 1968, Vagal trunk stimulation influences on epileptic spiking focus, Rev Roum Neurol, 5, 203
  4. Wheless, 2002, Interim results of a prospective study of early adjunctive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy, Neurology, 58, 1

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Authors
Ben-Menachem, E.
Venue
The Lancet Neurology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-12
Volume
1
Issue
8
Pages
477-482
ISSN
1474-4422 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s1474-4422(02)00220-x
OpenAlex
W1971482087
Cited by
560
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 28 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 34 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 23 · 2012: 30
FWCI
0.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • The Lancet Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Deep Brain Stimulation and Movement Disorders
Keywords
vagus nerve stimulation, drug-resistant epilepsy, norepinephrine, focal seizures, thalamus, limbic structures, quality of life, adverse effects, seizure types
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Animals, Child, Child, Preschool, Clinical Trials as Topic, Electrodes, Implanted, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Epilepsy, Humans, Quality of Life, Vagus Nerve

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