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Comment je traite ... une epilepsie refractaire par stimulation du nerf vague
Sadzot, Bernard; Martin, Didier
2001In Revue Médicale de Liège, 56 (6), p. 407-10
 

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Abstract :
[en] Intermittent left vagus nerve stimulation is a novel therapeutic modality that can be proposed to patients with a refractory epilepsy and for whom resective surgery is not an option. Its precise mechanism of action is not known. Controlled studies have shown that its efficacy is similar to that of antiepileptic drugs: 50% decrease in seizure frequency in 40% patients after two years. Side effects which are generally mild to moderate are the result of a diffusion of the stimulation to the larynx. No CNS side effect has been reported.
Disciplines :
Surgery
Author, co-author :
Sadzot, Bernard ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Département des sciences cliniques
Martin, Didier  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neurochirurgie
Language :
French
Title :
Comment je traite ... une epilepsie refractaire par stimulation du nerf vague
Alternative titles :
[en] How I Treat ... Refractory Epilepsy by Vagal Nerve Stimulation
Publication date :
June 2001
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Volume :
56
Issue :
6
Pages :
407-10
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